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Forlan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Capital alphabet for animals

is my article correct?

I like Blue Ram Cichlids beacuse the color is beautiful. In my house, the Blue Ram is very much.
Which is correct : The Blue, The Blue Ram, the blue ram, the blue or etc
  

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Capitalization of animal species and varieties is a grey area, and no doubt you have already noticed that some aquarists do while others don't. I myself would use ' Blue Ram cichlids '. 'Blue Ram' is capitalized because it is the name of a specific variety, and small-caps 'cichlids' because it is a generic (actually, a family) name.

— Mister Micawber

  • Capitalization of animal species and varieties is a grey area, and no doubt you have already noticed that some aquarists do while others don't.
  • I myself would use ' Blue Ram cichlids '.
  • 'Blue Ram' is capitalized because it is the name of a specific variety, and small-caps 'cichlids' because it is a generic (actually, a family) name.
  • The subsequent reference then would be to 'the Blue Ram' in my tank.
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Capitalization of animal species and varieties is a grey area, and no doubt you have already noticed that some aquarists do while others don't. I myself would use 'Blue Ram cichlids'. 'Blue Ram' is capitalized because it is the name of a specific variety, and small-caps 'cichlids' because it is a generic (actually, a family) name. The subsequent reference then would be to '
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thanks mr micawber
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