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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A CAPITALIZED NOUN xxx
Hello,
A Court of Appeals decision claiming that...
Do we need to hyphen Court-of-Appeals here? Or we don't because it is capitalized?
Thank you.
A Court of Appeals decision claiming that...
Do we need to hyphen Court-of-Appeals here? Or we don't because it is capitalized?
Thank you.
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There are many courts of appeals in the USA (and probably elsewhere for all I know). In general parlance - as in the sentence above - no capitals are needed. Use capitals in, for example, the New York Court of Appeals.
- There are many courts of appeals in the USA (and probably elsewhere for all I know).
- In general parlance - as in the sentence above - no capitals are needed.
- Use capitals in, for example, the New York Court of Appeals.
- In neither case are hyphens necessary.
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There are many courts of appeals in the USA (and probably elsewhere for all I know).
In general parlance - as in the sentence above - no capitals are needed.
Use capitals in, for example, the New York Court of Appeals.
In neither case are hyphens necessary.
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In general parlance - as in the sentence above - no capitals are needed.
Use capitals in, for example, the New York Court of Appeals.
In neither case are hyphens necessary.
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That wasn't the question, I think.
The question is...assuming that COurt of Appeals should be capitalized, do you hyphen when it is sandwiched between "the" and "decision".
The Cout of Appeals decision states that...or The Court-of-Appeals decision states that...
The question is...assuming that COurt of Appeals should be capitalized, do you hyphen when it is sandwiched between "the" and "decision".
The Cout of Appeals decision states that...or The Court-of-Appeals decision states that...
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