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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Does this need to be capitalized?
Hi,
I am trying to use military terms in a story, and was wondering if they should be capitalized? Specifically, I want to use:
ex-staff seargent, ex-marine, and ex-liuetenant
Do I write them as: Ex-Staff Seargent, Ex-Marine, Ex-Liutenant?
What if I am referring to the Staff Seargent without the "ex." Are the titles capitalized too?
Thank you!!
I am trying to use military terms in a story, and was wondering if they should be capitalized? Specifically, I want to use:
ex-staff seargent, ex-marine, and ex-liuetenant
Do I write them as: Ex-Staff Seargent, Ex-Marine, Ex-Liutenant?
What if I am referring to the Staff Seargent without the "ex." Are the titles capitalized too?
Thank you!!
Top answer
Don't capitalize titles if they stand alone; but capitalize them when the title precedes a name. However, if the name and the title is separated by commas, do not capitalize the title. Don't capitalize ex- when used with titles.
- Don't capitalize titles if they stand alone; but capitalize them when the title precedes a name.
- However, if the name and the title is separated by commas, do not capitalize the title.
- Don't capitalize ex- when used with titles.
- Today the staff sergeant, John Smith, will be meeting with Colonel Robert Larson.
- That is, as long as Captain Scott Mayer and ex-Captain Richard Jones show up.
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Don't capitalize titles if they stand alone; but capitalize them when the title precedes a name. However, if the name and the title is separated by commas, do not capitalize the title. Don't capitalize ex- when used with titles.
Today the staff sergeant, John Smith, will be meeting with Colonel Robert Larson. That is, as long as Captain Scott Mayer and ex-Captain Richard
Today the staff sergeant, John Smith, will be meeting with Colonel Robert Larson. That is, as long as Captain Scott Mayer and ex-Captain Richard
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