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Wed 5 Apr, 2017 03:01 am
Hi all,
I am writing the book containing the following sentence ...
"In 1451, the town was granted its own guild to look after the chapel and the bridges; this would be the forerunner of the town's corporation."
My (able but still amateur) proof-reader wants me to capitalise the initial letters of the words 'guild' and 'corporation'. Should I? (I don't think I should, or at least possibly only in the case of 'Corporation'.)
Thanks!
Henry Crun
@Henry Crun,
No. Only capitalize them when they are a part of proper name, like Gondas Corporation or The Bridge Guild.
@roger,
Agreed - and the same is true of titles for people. You write the professor, and Professor Moriarty; and the captain and Captain Kirk. The only real exception to that is for Mr. and Mrs. which are capitalized whether they are paired with a name or not. Weird exception to the exception is references to 'the missus'.
@Henry Crun,
Who's that knocking on the door, have you lost your key?
"Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister are two characters from the 1950s United Kingdom radio comedy series The Goon Show. Crun and Min were performed by Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan respectively."
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