Comments on: Capital letters

By: tashword

tashword — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:29:16 +0000

Indigenous Australians is always written with capital I and A, and we use the capital whenever we are referring to the Indigenous of Australia. However, we use lower case i for more generic uses of the word.

So in your example, Diane, it would ‘Indigenous Australians or women’.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:28:35 +0000

HI I’m inquiring as to whether the word indigenous requires a capital letter when used in a sentence. the word is used in the following sentence.

Depictions of the typical Australian do not typically extend to represent groups including indigenous Australians or women.

Regards Diane

By: tashword

tashword — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:14:17 +0000

Hi Ines.

I understand your logic there but in English we don’t capitalise ‘you’ (or he, she, or they) at any time except at the start of a sentence.

By: ines

ines — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:54:18 +0000

Do you ever capitalise the pronoun ‘you’ in the middle of the sentence? In Polish we often to do so when we address someone personally. It’s an indication of respect. For example, “I thought You might be able to answer my question”. Thanks!

By: tashword

tashword — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:53:09 +0000

Countries and languages are always given a capital letter, as are words based on those terms so correct examples are:
The English people are voting today
The French eat camembert
All Australian writers are brilliant
Vindaloo is an Indian curry

By: Brad...

Brad... — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:28:10 +0000

Which is correct? The English and the French, or The english and the french. In regards to caps? Thank you.

By: tashword

tashword — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:40:04 +0000

Hi Brad,

liege and knights would both be lower case – pronouns after a possessive don’t get capitals (e.g. ‘My mum called me for dinner’) and knights is a common noun (just like ‘All my books are on the shelf’).

You also need to ensure punctuation before closing quotation marks is correct for where you are (the rules vary a bit between different countries). In Australia, we would write “I will do as you ask,” Gemmel bowed again.

By: Brad...

Brad... — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:12:18 +0000

Can you help me with my caps issue please. The following was taken from my book, have I got this right or not? Thanks.

“Yes, my Liege,” Gemmel bowed compliantly.
“We will decide on our course of action when my best Knights are present. You’ll see these people safely here, you understand. Here they will have refuge and sanctuary until such time as they can be resettled elsewhere,” he said, now stabbing at the ground with his finger.
“Yes, my Lord, I will do as you ask.” Gemmel bowed again.
“Feel welcome among my courts, Sir Elf. I will send someone to collect you when it is time for us to gather. Where might we find you?”
“If I may, Sire, I wish to be by my horse’s side.”
“The stables, then? It is well. I will send for you when you are required. Agreed?”
“Agreed, Sire,” Gemmel bowed once more, “I am truly honoured.”
“Yes, yes, be gone.” The King gruffly dismissed him, wanting to be alone with his thoughts.

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