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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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When to capitalize "the" with titles
Im wondering when to capitalize "the" when using titles. heres a few examples im confused about..
I think the King will execute him
I think the King of France will execute him
I think the French King will execute him
do you uppercase "the" in this? if not, when DO you uppercase it?
I think the King will execute him
I think the King of France will execute him
I think the French King will execute him
do you uppercase "the" in this? if not, when DO you uppercase it?
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My opinion: As a general rule, don't capitalise the word "the" before a person's title. There may be rare cases where the word "the" is so much an essential part of the title that I would capitalise it, but offhand I can't think of any. People's titles should not be capitalised at all when they are used generically.
- My opinion: As a general rule, don't capitalise the word "the" before a person's title.
- There may be rare cases where the word "the" is so much an essential part of the title that I would capitalise it, but offhand I can't think of any.
- People's titles should not be capitalised at all when they are used generically.
- I would not capitalise "king" in your sentence #3 since "French king" is not a title.
- It seems more reasonable to capitalise in #2, since "King of France" is a title.
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My opinion:
As a general rule, don't capitalise the word "the" before a person's title. There may be rare cases where the word "the" is so much an essential part of the title that I would capitalise it, but offhand I can't think of any.
People's titles should not be capitalised at all when they are used generically. I would not capitalise "king" in your sentence #3 since "Fren
As a general rule, don't capitalise the word "the" before a person's title. There may be rare cases where the word "the" is so much an essential part of the title that I would capitalise it, but offhand I can't think of any.
People's titles should not be capitalised at all when they are used generically. I would not capitalise "king" in your sentence #3 since "Fren
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