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Len-t Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Capitalization in body text
I have written a passage with the following list:
Santa Claus, the King, or the police.
and am unsure if I should use a capital K in King. The illustration will show a regal king in a castle. It does not refer to a specific king (like the King of France), just a generic king. Should I use a lowercase k?
Also, I am pretty sure that I should not capitalize the police, or should I? Again, it refers to a generic police force.
Sincerely,
len-t
Santa Claus, the King, or the police.
and am unsure if I should use a capital K in King. The illustration will show a regal king in a castle. It does not refer to a specific king (like the King of France), just a generic king. Should I use a lowercase k?
Also, I am pretty sure that I should not capitalize the police, or should I? Again, it refers to a generic police force.
Sincerely,
len-t
Top answer
Really, the K/king will be OK either way, but I wouldn't capitalize it. Nor would I capitalize police . Nevertheless, it could be.
- Really, the K/king will be OK either way, but I wouldn't capitalize it.
- Nor would I capitalize police .
- Nevertheless, it could be.
- These may be generic, but they still seem to be specific (as in a mythical country created just for your passage).
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Really, the K/king will be OK either way, but I wouldn't capitalize it. Nor would I capitalize police. Nevertheless, it could be. These may be generic, but they still seem to be specific (as in a mythical country created just for your passage).
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