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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Does this need to be capitalized?

I completed many other tasks similar to those I would expect to find in Charlotte's planning department.

Does Planning Department need to be capitalized here? 'in Charlotte's Planning Department' or is the sentence correct?
  

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Capitalize "planning department" if that's the name of the department; don't if it's a description of the department. It seems unlikely that the department is Charlotte's except in the sense that she works there. On the other hand, you would write "Eric Holder's Department of Justice," because that's the official name of the US DoJ, and traditionally we use the possessive with the guy (or now gal) who runs it.

— Deadrat

  • Capitalize "planning department" if that's the name of the department; don't if it's a description of the department.
  • It seems unlikely that the department is Charlotte's except in the sense that she works there.
  • On the other hand, you would write "Eric Holder's Department of Justice," because that's the official name of the US DoJ, and traditionally we use the possessive with the guy (or now gal) who runs it.
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Capitalize "planning department" if that's the name of the department; don't if it's a description of the department.

It seems unlikely that the department is Charlotte's except in the sense that she works there. On the other hand, you would write "Eric Holder's Department of Justice," because that's the official name of the US DoJ, and traditionally we use the possessive with the guy (o
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Actually, there is confusion. It is the city of Charlotte's Planning Department - not a person. Would that capitalize it in that sentence? Not sure since it is sort of a description but maybe not.

Thank you!!
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Ha! It never occurred to me that you were talking about a city. If it's the one in North Carolina, USA, the the official name appears to be the "Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department." Initial caps for all.
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Well, I used that for an example, so I am not sure if that applies.

So you would still capitalize 'planning department' in this sentence?

I completed many other tasks similar to those I would expect to find in Charlotte's planning department.
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Thank you so much Deadrat. Care to respond or anyone else to please to finalize this? I am dying out of curiosity. Thanks everyone
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Anonymousin Charlotte's planning department.
I'd say it's fine as shown above, but I don't think any city uses a possessive in the official name of its departments. That's why you can't do Charlotte's Planning Department. More likely they're done with an of-phrase: The Planning Department of [Austin / Albany / Bloomington / Denve
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