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Robboe Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Mind boggling
I'm proof reading an annual report for a company. There doesn't seem to be any consistency regarding the capitalisation of words such as
the c/Company's s/Statutes
the Organisational Rules of the c/Company
according to the s/Statutes
the c/Committee convenes 4 times a year
any view on this? is it merely a question of consistency? or should these expressions be capitalised in annual reports?
Thanks for all help.
Robboe
the c/Company's s/Statutes
the Organisational Rules of the c/Company
according to the s/Statutes
the c/Committee convenes 4 times a year
any view on this? is it merely a question of consistency? or should these expressions be capitalised in annual reports?
Thanks for all help.
Robboe
Top answer
consistency Rules! In titles, it's really up to you. In the text itself, one should avoid needless capitalization.
- consistency Rules!
- In titles, it's really up to you.
- In the text itself, one should avoid needless capitalization.
- However, be aware that sometime capitalization is used to imply a specific instance of something - for example, one might say "the Rules" to mean a specific set of rules, as opposed to "the rules" which just has the ordinary dictionary meaning.
- I saw this used to good effect in a sci-fi novel I read recently, in which the lunar day was referred to as a "Day" to distinguish it from a "day".
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consistency Rules! 
In titles, it's really up to you. In the text itself, one should avoid needless capitalization.
In titles, it's really up to you. In the text itself, one should avoid needless capitalization.
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