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Nurse Kratchet or nurse Kratchet?

Which of these is correct?
I went to see Nurse Kratchet.
I went to see nurse Kratchet.

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[nq:1]Which of these is correct? I went to see Nurse Kratchet. I went to see nurse Kratchet.

  • [nq:1]Which of these is correct?
  • I went to see Nurse Kratchet.
  • I went to see nurse Kratchet.
  • com [/nq] I went to see Nurse Kratchet.
  • "Nurse Kratchet" is a proper name.
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[nq:1]Which of these is correct? I went to see Nurse Kratchet. I went to see nurse Kratchet. Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com[/nq]
I went to see Nurse Kratchet. "Nurse Kratchet" is a proper name.

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[nq:1]Which of these is correct? I went to see Nurse Kratchet. I went to see nurse Kratchet.[/nq]
You're using the word "nurse" as part of her name, so you'd write it as "Nurse Kratchet".
However, if you went to see Nurse Ratched, you'd be wrong no matter what you tried to do.

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[nq:2]Which of these is correct? I went to see Nurse Kratchet. I went to see nurse Kratchet.[/nq]
[nq:1]You're using the word "nurse" as part of her name,[/nq]
I agree it should be capitalized, but I have big doubts that it is part of her name. It's her title. Is a title part of one's name?

I don't think so. I see people on TV, and maybe once or twice in RL, saying things like, My
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[nq:2]Which of these is correct? I went to see Nurse Kratchet. I went to see nurse Kratchet.[/nq]
[nq:1]You're using the word "nurse" as part of her name, so you'd write it as "Nurse Kratchet".[/nq]
No. "Nurse Kratchet" is the name of a movie.
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[nq:2]You're using the word "nurse" as part of her name, so you'd write it as "Nurse Kratchet".[/nq]
[nq:1]No. "Nurse Kratchet" is the name of a movie.[/nq]
You sure of that?
"Nurse Ratched" is a character in a movie, but "Nurse Kratchet" isn't recognised by imdb.com as a movie or a character.

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[nq:2]You're using the word "nurse" as part of her name,[/nq]
[nq:1]I agree it should be capitalized, but I have big doubts that it is part of her name. It's her ... named him "Mister"? Something like an examining board awards CPA. "My name is Joe Smith CPA". I don't think so.[/nq]
Kentucky had a candidate for a state office, probably a financial office, several years ago who had legally a

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