In general, lowercase north, south, northeast, northern, etc., when they indicate compass direction. Capitalize these words when they designate regions. Should states be capitalized? Capitalizing the Word “States” If the writer is referring to the United States and calling it just the States, then states needs to be capitalized. IfRead More →
The answer included the launching of various legal challenges and the creation of an anglophone lobby group. Her concern is with anglophone writing, and she carefully distinguishes between West Indian and Caribbean. Hatfield never managed to change the views of his party’s anglophone supporters on language questions. Is anglophone aRead More →
According to the Journal Sentinel style book, God must be capitalized “in references to the deity of all monotheistic religions.” The lowercase “god” is only used in reference to gods and goddesses of polytheistic religions. … And when monotheistic believers named their deity, they called him “God.” Do you capitalizeRead More →
Capitalize such words as northern, southern, eastern, and western when they refer to the people in a region or to their political, social, or cultural activities. Do not capitalize these words when they merely indicate general location or refer to the geography or climate of the region. … (Climate.) ShouldRead More →
Someone who holds this distinction is usually called an attorney at law. You should not abbreviate these two terms. You should also not capitalize these terms unless it is an officeholder’s title. … District Attorney Ron Swanson. Should attorneys be capitalized? Do not capitalize “attorney Jane Doe” or “pianist JohnRead More →
Formal names of military units, including armies, navies, air forces, fleets, regiments, battalions, companies, corps, and so forth, are proper names and should be capitalized. … Unofficial but well-known names should also be capitalized (the Green Berets, the Guard). Is servicemember one word or two? Note that the word Servicemembers’Read More →
The seasons—winter, spring, summer and fall—do not require capitalization. Some people think these words are proper nouns and capitalize them using the capitalization rule for proper nouns. But seasons are general nouns, so they follow the capitalization rules that apply to other general nouns. Would spring 2021 be capitalized? InRead More →
Use capitals for proper nouns. In other words, capitalize the names of people, specific places, and things. For example: We don’t capitalize the word “bridge” unless it starts a sentence, but we must capitalize Brooklyn Bridge because it is the name of a specific bridge. What are the 8 rulesRead More →
► Capitalize city, county, state, federal, city hall, courthouse, legislature, assembly, etc., when part of a formal name: Austin City Hall, Texas Legislature, the federal government. Is Assemblymember one word or two? assemblymember One word and capitalized only when directly preceding a name. Example: “Assemblymember Todd Gloria visited the WorkforceRead More →
APStylebook on Twitter: “AP Style tip: Capitalize the proper names of languages and dialects: Aramaic, Cajun, English, Persian, Serbo-Croatian, Yiddish.” Should funk be capitalized? The musical styles of jazz, punk, folk, big band, blues, rock, classical, hip hop, rhythm and blues, new age, bluegrass, world music, polka, alternative, swing, salsa,Read More →