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Capitalise?

When referring to a care home in a letter of correspondence, should it be capitalised? i.e. 'Care Home'? or not as in 'care home'?

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[nq:1]When referring to a care home in a letter of correspondence, should it be capitalised? e. 'Care Home'?

  • [nq:1]When referring to a care home in a letter of correspondence, should it be capitalised?
  • e.
  • 'Care Home'?
  • [/nq] Only if it is used as part of its name, assuming we are talking about English, not German.
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[nq:1]When referring to a care home in a letter of correspondence, should it be capitalised? i.e. 'Care Home'? or not as in 'care home'?[/nq]
Only if it is used as part of its name, assuming we are talking about English, not German.
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[nq:1]When referring to a care home in a letter of correspondence, should it be capitalised? i.e. 'Care Home'? or not as in 'care home'?[/nq]
Only when part of the name, e.g.
"Which care home is your mother in?"
"The Silver Birches Care Home."
Cheers
Tony

Tony Mountifield
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[nq:2]When referring to a care home in a letter of correspondence, should it be capitalised? i.e. 'Care Home'? or not as in 'care home'?[/nq]
[nq:1]Only when part of the name, e.g. "Which care home is your mother in?" "The Silver Birches Care Home." Cheers Tony[/nq]
thanks. Im having a bit of a disagreement with my other half about what should be capitalised and what should not be. Ie she
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At 23:00:30 on Wed, 28 Sep 2005, r.p.mcmurphy
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[nq:1]thanks. Im having a bit of a disagreement with my other half about what should be capitalised and what should ... a manager in a business, then the word manager should also be capitalised. Where can i find guidance...on the WWW?[/nq]
I can't advise on a web site specialising in capitalisation, I'm afraid
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[nq:1]Are you of German extraction?[/nq]
His name is McMurphy...
...OK so it would be still possible, just.
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[nq:2]thanks. Im having a bit of a disagreement with my ... also be capitalised. Where can i find guidance...on the WWW?[/nq]
[nq:1]I can't advise on a web site specialising in capitalisation, I'm afraid - try a Google search. However, your initial ... "Finance Manager" or "Advertising Manager"). Certainly not in a case where it is a general terms such as "line manager".[/nq]
ooo, thanks!
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[nq:2]Only when part of the name, e.g. "Which care home is your mother in?" "The Silver Birches Care Home." Cheers Tony[/nq]
[nq:1]thanks. Im having a bit of a disagreement with my other half about what should be capitalised and what should ... a manager in a business, then the word manager should also be capitalised. Where can i find guidance...on the WWW?[/nq]
I think the same case appli

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