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Ryansamturner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Capitalisation?

In the following sentence, should the word 'Ark' be capitalised?

'You need to be her Ark. You need to ride above the storm.'

As it is a reference to Noah's Ark, is it best to keep it capitalised?

Thanks.
  

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I don't think so, since it's not talking about Noah's Ark specifically, but a type of that ark.

  • I don't think so, since it's not talking about Noah's Ark specifically, but a type of that ark.
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I don't think so, since it's not talking about Noah's Ark specifically, but a type of that ark.
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ryansamturner In the following sentence, should the word 'Ark' be capitalised?'You need to be her Ark. You need to ride above the storm.'As it is a reference to Noah's Ark, is it best to keep it capitalised?Thanks.
The capital letter isn't enough to convey what you want. The reader momentarily wonders what it's doing there even if he can make the connection, a

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