Capitalizing is a pretty simple rule that most of us either forget or are just to lazy to do. Many are obvious like the first word in the sentence or proper nouns. Most of us capitalize a person's title, but if it is following the name the only time you do is if it is in an address or signature line. There are more rules for capitalizing then I thought. Other places where capitalization is important are:
-The first word is a quote. "To be or not to be."
-Signature line: Mr. Barns, President
Something I found interesting was you capitalize government officials only if it comes with a name before or after.
-The president will address Congress.
- All senators are expected to attend.
Some of these rules we do subconsciously. At this website I found 17 different rules for capitalizing.
-The first word is a quote. "To be or not to be."
-Signature line: Mr. Barns, President
Something I found interesting was you capitalize government officials only if it comes with a name before or after.
-The president will address Congress.
- All senators are expected to attend.
Some of these rules we do subconsciously. At this website I found 17 different rules for capitalizing.
Funny thing I just posted a blog on capitalization as well. One thing that really was interesting to me and cought my eye was the capitalization that has to do with government officials. You would think that the word President would always be capitalized. Great stuff.
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