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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between common and proper nouns
respected sir,
i teach a class III student
i have a query in mind . why are the sun, directions such as north,south,east ,west regarded as proper nouns when they aren't capitalized in sentence
for example- The sun rises in the east.
please head 5 kms due north.
please reply
regards
i teach a class III student
i have a query in mind . why are the sun, directions such as north,south,east ,west regarded as proper nouns when they aren't capitalized in sentence
for example- The sun rises in the east.
please head 5 kms due north.
please reply
regards
Top answer
Greetings, it is sometimes the case in lexicology when proper nouns are converted into common nouns, with all the spelling consequences following from that transition. In a strictly astronomical sense, the Sun is more the Sun than the sun, but in popular usage this celestial object is simply perceived as a source of light and, hence, decapitalised. The same applies to North/north, which are perceived as directions only.
- Greetings, it is sometimes the case in lexicology when proper nouns are converted into common nouns, with all the spelling consequences following from that transition.
- In a strictly astronomical sense, the Sun is more the Sun than the sun, but in popular usage this celestial object is simply perceived as a source of light and, hence, decapitalised.
- The same applies to North/north, which are perceived as directions only.
- By the by, the Earth (earth) is another example of this transition.
- Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings,
it is sometimes the case in lexicology when proper nouns are converted into common nouns, with all the spelling consequences following from that transition. In a strictly astronomical sense, the Sun is more the Sun than the sun, but in popular usage this celestial object is simply perceived as a source of light and, hence, decapitalised. The same applies to Nor
it is sometimes the case in lexicology when proper nouns are converted into common nouns, with all the spelling consequences following from that transition. In a strictly astronomical sense, the Sun is more the Sun than the sun, but in popular usage this celestial object is simply perceived as a source of light and, hence, decapitalised. The same applies to Nor
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