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g. "East Germany", "East Sussex") or designates a geographic area that is considered a proper name. Don't capitalise it if it's just a direction in ordinary prose ("I planted it against the east wall", "We travelled east for twenty miles").
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- "East Germany", "East Sussex") or designates a geographic area that is considered a proper name.
- Don't capitalise it if it's just a direction in ordinary prose ("I planted it against the east wall", "We travelled east for twenty miles").
- In technical navigational contexts, compass points are often capitalised ("20° East").
- Ambiguous or debatable cases may exist.
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Capitalise it when it is part of a proper name (e.g. "East Germany", "East Sussex") or designates a geographic area that is considered a proper name.
Don't capitalise it if it's just a direction in ordinary prose ("I planted it against the east wall", "We travelled east for twenty miles").
In technical navigational contexts, compass points are often capitalised ("20° East").
Don't capitalise it if it's just a direction in ordinary prose ("I planted it against the east wall", "We travelled east for twenty miles").
In technical navigational contexts, compass points are often capitalised ("20° East").
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