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Antonija Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Capital letter or not?

Hello!
Can you, please, tell me if the bolded word should be capitalised. Thank you.

2,2,4 - trimethylpentane
  

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Dear Antonija, You should not capitalise the composition: trimethylpentane. generic names donot require capital letters. WRONG: TRIMETHYLPENTANE RIGHT: trimethylpentene Example: ciprofloxacin - is a generic name, this you should keep in small letters.

— V S Rao

  • Dear Antonija, You should not capitalise the composition: trimethylpentane.
  • generic names donot require capital letters.
  • WRONG: TRIMETHYLPENTANE RIGHT: trimethylpentene Example: ciprofloxacin - is a generic name, this you should keep in small letters.
  • Only brand names require capital letter that too for the first letter only.
  • Please let me know if you still have any doubt.
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Dear Antonija,

You should not capitalise the composition: trimethylpentane.

generic names donot require capital letters.

WRONG: TRIMETHYLPENTANE

RIGHT: trimethylpentene

Example: ciprofloxacin - is a generic name, this you should keep in small letters. Only brand names require capital letter that too for the first letter only.

Please let me
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Dear Antonija,

You should not capitalise the composition: trimethylpentane.

generic names donot require capital letters.

WRONG: TRIMETHYLPENTANE

RIGHT: trimethylpentane

Example: ciprofloxacin - is a generic name, this you should keep in small letters. Only brand names require capital letter that too for the first letter only.

Please let me
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Dear Sri,

thank you very much. Your post is very helpful.
Kind regards,
Antonija
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