President

Hi,

I'd capitalize it, because it is being used as the title of a position.

Clive

Clive
Hi,

I'd capitalize it, because it is being used as the title of a position.

Clive

I've used 'pope' to mean the position, capitalizing it only when a name is mentioned as well. So, I would say "the next pope will come from America", but "Pope Paul was a very interesting person". Likewise, "he wa

PhilipThis seems to be contrary to what you've explained. Any comments, Clive? Or from others?

Hi Philip

Flexibility is one of the fascinating characteristics of English. I would not capitalize president in the example but I couldn't care less if some others do. And I consid

Hi again,

I guess another consideration might be whether he is going to run for the office of President of the United States, or president of the local knitting club. Perhaps.

Clive

Hi,
Thank you all very much for your helpful comments. The 'president' in the sentence means president of a country. e.g. 'The senator wants to run for the next president of the United States.'
In that case, which is more correct to use in the sentence: 'He is going to run for president/President'?

Thanks.

My style is to not use a capital P unless it is immediately before the person's name. President Pat Anonymous announced today...

If someone is running for president of the United States, then it's a lower-case p.

This is, however, a matter of style. There is no "correct" way to do it except to be inconsistent and capitalize it one time and not the next.

Grammar GeekThere is no "correct" way to do it except to be inconsistent and capitalize it one time and not the next.

Hi GG

I agree it looks silly. However, I admit I may be guilty of some inconsistency in that respect. When I write my posts, I don't always remember whether I'm writing an answer for an American or a Briton. Often I don't even kno

Oh, you're talking to someone who has written "grey" and "gray" in the same paragraph. That's just a matter of forgetting who you're talking to - not so much changing your mind about what you want to do.

Thanks a million, GG.