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Capitalization of the word "company"

say you are writing about IBM....do you refer to it later as the Company or is it just company....thanks...
  

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lower case the generic designation of companies when used in isolation. If there is no possibility of confusion, use the "down style" (lowercase the generic designator). If the down style leads to confusion, by all means capitalize.

  • lower case the generic designation of companies when used in isolation.
  • If there is no possibility of confusion, use the "down style" (lowercase the generic designator).
  • If the down style leads to confusion, by all means capitalize.
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lower case the generic designation of companies when used in isolation.
If there is no possibility of confusion, use the "down style" (lowercase the generic designator). If the down style leads to confusion, by all means capitalize.

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