Please see our post Capitalization of Governmental Words. However, please see our Note in our Capitalization Rules section for an exception that some writers choose to follow. Forest Service regional director — or — Joe Brown, U. Forest Service Regional Director. Yes, you are correct. When the word Grandma is used as a proper name it should be capitalized. The same goes for Dad, Mom , and Grandpa. Working in a law office, I get conflicting instruction on the capitalization of the word plaintiff.
Is that correct? Or is plaintiff always lowercase as some of my colleagues suggest? Your understanding of the grammar rules is correct, however, it is our understanding that there are specific rules for legal documents.
Adjectives derived from them are usually lowercased, as are many of the generic names for such bodies when used alone. Jane Doe is the Dean of Students. Since it is not part of her name, you do not need to capitalize. Jane Doe is the dean of students. I am currently updating my resume.
When I list my job experience, do I capitalize the titles of my positions held? In your objective statement, since the words principal and high school are used generically, do not capitalize. Also, since the word principal has several different meanings, we recommend rewording to: Seeking a position as principal in a high school …. Our response of March 15, , only addressed the word former because reference books do not agree on whether to capitalize president.
In these sorts of cases, we recommend that you simply be consistent. Do baby boomers, generation xers, and millennials get capitalized or remain lower cased?
The baby boomers are reaching retirement age. OR The Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age. The millenials work long hours. The Millennials work long hours.
What I do to one, I want to do to all as I am sometimes using all of them in the same sentence. Two of the most reputable reference books, The Chicago Manual of Style and The Associated Press Stylebook , recommend that terms denoting generations are best lowercased. It should be noted that many publications do not agree. Therefore, baby boomers, generation Xers, millennials.
I am translating documents speeches from French to English. The rules for capitalization are very different between the two languages. I would like to know if it is necessary to capitalize the generic titles at the beginning of a speech when used in the opening address, such as:. Representatives of the Ministry of Education, university presidents, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends: We are gathered here today to….
Generic titles are not capitalized in English unless they are being used as a direct address. By direct address do you mean when talking directly to them?
So the beginning of a letter would read like this? Yes, direct address means speaking directly to the person or persons. The word afternoon does not have a hyphen.
We do not know the purpose of your letter, however, a formal business letter typically uses a colon instead of a comma after the salutation. Does that apply to someone like, the artist above? When reading the web-site, I see that Rule 3 almost applies to what I need, but not quite. Can you clarify, please. Do not capitalize when the title is acting as a description following the name. Examples: Chairperson Petrov Ms. Petrov, the chairperson of the company, will address us at noon.
Any help you can offer would be much appreciated. See note at September 22, , above. When the word Dad is used as a proper name it should be capitalized. I am not sure how to capitalize. I assume Captain Jones is capitalized. What about the following examples: The captain is waiting. The captain just looked at him. Go see the captain. The captain was standing just out side the door. The captain sent me. Should I capitalize the job titles such as vice president if the name of the company is in front of teh title, sam with the board?
Thank you. Policies vary. Michael Baxter, the ISS vice president, will be the guest speaker. Michael Baxter, the ISS board member, will be the guest speaker. We publish several catalogs for noncredit programs that include biographies of instructors. Many of these include gratuitous capitalization, which I ruthlessly decapitate. AREAA will meet members of congress. Which sentence is correct? The Chicago Manual of Style recomends that the full names of legislative and deliberative bodies, departments, bureaus, and offices should be capitalized.
Love your website. Its very helpful. Should you capitalize the names of hospital departments. Are employees working in the Emergency Department or on the Maternity Ward for example? In another context, will the capitalization rule change: the patient was admitted to the emergency department. I want to capitalize this. It is the name of the place. And as a last note, how would you say this: The Attending is Dr. Is Attending capitalized? In another context, it would look like this: Dr.
Smith is the Attending. Smith is the attending. A the preceding a name, even when part of the official title, is lowercased in running text. Regarding attending , since the word the is present, do not capitalize. Please, can you give me guidance on capitalization in prayers?
I would think you might capitalize Your will, for example, but what about Your servant? The Chicago Manual of Style 8. I am wondering about punctuation for people with multiple titles. I run conferences where many of the speakers have several roles, which are pertinent to the subject matter. Do I simply pick one? If I can use multiple titles, how do I separate? Separate the titles just as you have done, using a semicolon to separate units of a series when one or more of the units contain commas.
Avoid using abbreviations in formal writing but you may have to use them if you do not have room in the printed conference program. Capitalization policies vary:. I have a question with regards to punctuation surround professional titles. I did some research and found out that you must list the degree that can not be taken away first so the BSN as it is a bachelors degree, next I found out that licensure then certifications come next in that order which I did. My question is this should there be a comma after the name preceding the degree or should there simply be a space and then list with commas?
Thank you so much for the help. Yes, a comma is placed after the name. In some cases people choose to omit lower-level degrees. That avoids using so many commas.
I believe IF they are acting as proper names the first letter should be capitalized. My co-writer thinks not. Here is an example:. We agree with The Associated Press Stylebook and with your co-writer that these terms should not be capitalized. It is a different rule. The term interview process is more commonly used than interviewing process.
A better choice in your sentence might be hiring process. I hope I am selected as a candidate for the next phase of the hiring process. OR I hope I am selected as a candidate for the next phase of the interview process. I am proofreading a book and the word laird came up. Is this capitalized eg She sat in place of honor beside the laird. Thank you in advance for yor reply. In your June 21, reply to Bev Harrison, you say that neither of the two examples of laird which she gives should be capitalized.
And yet, Grammarly advertised on your website wants me to capitalize laird in every instance on the grounds that it is a proper noun.
The term is used generically in the sentences, not as a proper noun. Therefore, we do not recommend capitalizing it. While we find Grammarly to be a good resource, there will always be some disagreement between any two grammar books or websites. I believe you are missing a rules of capitalization. Thank you for your suggestion. Rules 8. Words for transcendent ideas in the Platonic sense, especially when used in a religious context, are often capitalized. In a user manual that documents who is responsible for each procedure: The City Manager will.
Our recently-departed editor maintained that if a title was held by more than one person it was never capitalized. But if only one person held the title, Senior Vice President of Customer Service it was always capitalized. Your ex-editor was referring to job titles that are used generically.
What are the rules for capitalizing job titles when they are accompanied with the official department name in a user manual?
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety probation officer and the Department of Justice office coordinator shall respond to inquiries within 24 hours.
A question. See the entry at September 22, , above. Examples: We asked Chairperson Leong to join us at the meeting. Leong, Chairperson OR chairperson, will join us at the meeting. Leong, Chair OR chair, will join us at the meeting. From what I read above, I understand that since these titles become before the name that they are capitalized.
Is this correct? Floyd Arts community member and nationally-known artist sound more like descriptive titles. I recommend not capitalizing those terms. Of course, the ego rule described in our blog Capitalization of Job Titles could affect your decision. Floyd Arts community member, nationally known artist, and Radford University Art Professor Liam Johnson will discuss the objectives of the meeting.
Others prefer lowercase in those situations. When wrinting the minutes of a meeting, should the title of a company official be capitalized when it follows a personal name?
Although we do not recommend it, you will sometimes see job titles immediately following the name when the word the does not appear in front of the job title. Wikipedia appears to follow the practice of capitalizing only the first word of the heading and any proper nouns that may be part of the heading. Focal character is not a proper noun.
The word focal is an adjective describing the common noun character. Please guide me regarding the usage of capitals in this sentence — I visited the national park in Mumbai.
Question:Will it be National Park or national park? When ending a sentence with chair indicating a chairperson does it need to be capitalized. Such as. However, there is an example in CMS under 8.
And what about addressing royalty? Would you capitalize terms of endearment such as Sweetie, Pumpkin, etc.? Question: When a character in fiction is referred to solely by a title or honorific preceded by the definite article, should that be written in lowercase? The Lady was the arbitress of taste. The Lady tempered all conversation, regulated all social events. In short, the Lady was a crashing bore.
The Colonel lived on an inadequate pension, but suited up each day in full regimentals and processed through town, touching his brim by way of salutation, or removing his hat and smiling expansively whenever the Widow Esther approached. The Emperor banished Sister Bright Jade from the realm. But the Emperor was cursed thereafter.
Can you please address the use of commas in titles for business card use, i. Business Development. Is this a new or acceptable style for business cards? I cannot find a source to address this format question. And when I apply this format to other titles, it seems more obviously wrong, i. Director Recruiting instead of Director, Recruiting. Thanks for this helpful website. If someone in your office as in your boss wants his or her title written in a certain way, then do so.
For consistency, however, it would be best if your company decided on a format and stuck to it. When the word the appears in front of a title, do not capitalize.
Senior class should not be capitalized unless a specific senior class is named, making it a proper noun. Iam having trouble in this sentence Do you think he will be our next Vice President?
Why is vice president capitalized? Since the title is not part of a name, it should not be capitalized. Do you think he will be our next vice president? What would you do in this situation?
What should I do when the name is at the beginning of the sentence? I know this kind of encompasses the rules with numbers but there is no where to as a question on that page. There are no grammar rules for numbers as names.
Since you are the author of the screenplay, you can set your own rules and be consistent. For instance, how does this person pronounce his or her name?
Or is it something else? Thanks in advance. As Principal-in-Charge of the chemical engineering portion of this project, Bill will ultimately…. In a press release, when writing John Doe has been promoted to Executive Vice President — is that title initial capped or not? Since the job title is not used as part of a name or as a direct address, it would not usually be capitalized.
The Chicago Manual of Style does, however, note in its Rule 8. I cannot find a source for this question about the capitalization of titles in direct discourse. Flores — and it is therefore a noun of address throughout, and should be initial capitalized on direct address. These are go-arounds between my proofer and myself, the reporter. I just wanted to point out that the capitalization of days of the week and months was not included on the website.
If I am not the only one, then others might find it important to have this rule included. You are right, this is not mentioned on the website. However, your timing is just right. We are preparing a new edition of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation and will be revising the website accordingly.
Capitalization of days of the week and the names of months will be included in the new edition. I am updating a policy. Which one is correct? Thanks for your great advice! Looking for guidance on when to capitalize titles of certified professionals. For example,. CPS technicians and instructors put their knowledge to work through a variety of community-based activities.
This usually occurs when the kinship name is preceded by articles such as the, a, or an ; or possessive pronouns such as his, her, my, our , or their. Should the following titles in the sentences below be capitalized? BTW — there is no period since the sentences are bulleted. The account executive and the subject matter expert will provided the proposed facility and proposed solution if the solution has not been determined, the kickoff call may need to be delayed Or The Account Executive and the Subject Matter Expert will provided the proposed facility and proposed solution if the solution has not been determined, the kickoff call may need to be delayed Or The Proposal Manager and the Account Executive will identify a win strategy to incorporate throughout the proposal response.
Titles should only be capitalized if they precede a proper name when used as part of the name. Therefore, we recommend not capitalizing deputy manager or deputy director of human resources.
This rule is often overlooked in promotional materials. We also suggest lowercase for the generic-sounding administrative department , since all hospitals have administrative departments. Your third sentence is correct. It was even predicted that he might one day become deputy director of human resources. This is a close call, but we see agent as a job description, not a title, so we recommend lowercase in your sentence.
No, you do not capitalize marine biologist in a sentence. Unless marine is in the beginning of the sentence. No, there is no need to capitalize the word "bride" in a sentence. It depends on where you put it in a sentence. Of coarse in the beginning of a sentence you capitalize space but by it's self no you don't capitalize. No you shouldn't. You should not capitalize a sentence fragment following a colon.
In the middle of a sentence, you don't capitalize second floor. It is proper to capitalize at the beginning of a sentence, always capitalize the words I'm, I'll, I, and I've, doesn't matter if its in the middle of a sentence or not, you still have to capitalize it. You have to capitalize people's names, important events, and important places.
Yes, you always capitalize a day of the week. There is no need to capitalize the word sun in a sentence because it is not a proper noun. Only capitalize I yo at the beginning of a sentence. You capitalize Sunday, not school. Log in. Sentence and Word Structure. Punctuation and Capitalization.
Study now. See Answer. Best Answer. Study guides. Verbs 20 cards. What was drama originally used for and by whom. Example : She majored in integrated supply management and German. Academic degrees are capitalized only when the full name of the degree is used, such as Bachelor of Arts or Master of Social Work.
Do not use an apostrophe with associate degree or doctoral degree. Do not capitalize the major specialty. The word "program" is part of relatively few official names at the University. The word program is not capitalized simply because it is preceded by a proper noun. Example: Medallion Scholarship program. Form letters are addressed to groups.
The salutation should, therefore, be plural. Capitalize key words, lower case articles and conjunctions, and end with a colon. Example : "Dear Parents and Family Members:". For capitalization after colons, see the punctuation page. For the capitalization of headings, see Headings. Because the words plaintiff , respondent , applicant , etc. In contexts where a specific government body rather than the place is meant, words like "town," "city," and "province" are capitalized when part of the full name.
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