Should "workers' be capitalized?

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"Developing better workers and creating better jobs is our creative responsibility," said Mr Lee. Each tripartite partner must do its part: Workers/workers must make the effort to train and upgrade themselves.

Should "workers' be capitalized? I think either version works. Am I right?

Thanks.

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

It's not a new sentence, so no capital letter is required.

CalifJim · Answer

tamguatlayI think either version works. Am I right?

I would say so. Yes. I follow the convention of capitalizing if there is an independent clause after the colon.

Here's what Princeton University has to say about it:

In English, the word following the colon is in lower case unless it is a proper noun or an acronym, or if it is normally capitalized for some other reason. However, in American English a colon may be followed either by a capital letter or by a lower-case letter, depending on usage: where direct speech follows, a capital letter is used; where an acronym or proper noun follows, a capital is used; otherwise, a lower-case letter is used.[3] Some modern American style guides, including those published by the Associated Press and the Modern Language Association, prescribe capitalization where the colon is followed by an independent clause (i.e. a complete sentence). However, The Chicago Manual of Style[4] requires capitalization only when the colon introduces two or more complete sentences.[5]

http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Colon_%28punctuation%29.html

CJ

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