capitalization
Watch your caps, folks. I’m seeing weird-ass shit that shouldn’t be capped. And I’m seeing things lowercased that should absolutely be capped. It’s driving me crazy because this is elementary school English. I’m not going to go over the basic rules of capitalization, because you learned that in third grade. Er, maybe I will …
- Proper nouns (also called proper names): Nouns representing unique entities (such as London, Universe, or John), as distinguished from …
- Common nouns: Nouns which describe a class of entities (such as city, well, or person).
Proper nouns are capitalized. Common nouns are not.
No: The best Hot Dogs in Chicago can be found at Hot Doug’s.
Yes: The best hot dogs in Chicago can be found at Hot Doug’s.
No: Ed says he really likes the thai food at Won Dee Siam.
Yes: Ed says he really likes the Thai food at Won Dee Siam.
