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DeepShadows Posted 19 years ago
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"Atheist" and "Agnostic" capitalized or not?
0 I've been wondering this for a while but would "Atheist" and "Agnostic" be capitalized? They're technically not religions so it's quite an ambiguous thought. 02 br
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00 Another question I have is: Would "Goth" be capitalized when referring to the music genre? Would it be lower-cased when referring to the fashion/subculture? 0-
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00 Another question I have is: Would "Goth" be capitalized when referring to the music genre? Would it be lower-cased when referring to the fashion/subculture? 0-
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0 Not generally. 02 br 02 br 00 "Goth" on the other hand derives from the name of a people, so does take a capital letter. 0-
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- 02 br 02 br 00 "Goth" on the other hand derives from the name of a people, so does take a capital letter.
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0 Not generally. 02 br
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00 "Goth" on the other hand derives from the name of a people, so does take a capital letter. Whether that will change will depend on those who use it to discuss the subcultures. 0-
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00 "Goth" on the other hand derives from the name of a people, so does take a capital letter. Whether that will change will depend on those who use it to discuss the subcultures. 0-
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0 I've been wondering this for a while but would "Atheist" and "Agnostic" be capitalized? 02 br
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01 i 00 They should not be capitalized. 02 i 0-
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01 i 00 They should not be capitalized. 02 i 0-
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Goth as in Germanic people or as is capitalized as it is relating tie a specific group of people just as Germanic is capitalized as it is the title of the person. You cannot say 'I am Goth/Gothic' The word goth as a fashion type or music type is not as it is then an adjective not a noun. You would not capitalize goth as in a 'goth' person just like 'policeman' is not capitalized as it describes a
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