Comments on: Capital letters

By: confused

confused — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:38:06 +0000

so if you refer to a specific court at the start of a letter, do you need to use a capital letter when referring to it later on in the letter as “the Court” or would you refer to it as “the court”?

By: tashword

tashword — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:52:31 +0000

Hi Manu,
using unnecessary captial letters in emails, SMS and other online communications is considered to be shouting. In other words, if I am angry with you I could type in capital letters to emphasise it. This would generally be full words and possibly full sentences rather than just a first letter though; using capitals correctly (for example writing about the ATO or EPA, or using the terms RSVP or ASAP) is not considered shouting.

By: manu

manu — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:48:35 +0000

ok, i have heard when you write an sms with capital letters, in other way it means you’re shouting to the person you’re sending to. does that make sense?

By: tashword

tashword — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:07:02 +0000

You are correct – going to court does not need a capital letter but the name of a specific place (e.g. Parramtta Court) would have a capital C.

By: Confused

Confused — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:40:07 +0000

So does the word “court” as in the place where criminals go, need a capital letter if it’s just written by itself. I would use a capital if I was to write “Parramatta Local Court” but does it really need a capital letter on its own? As in “I went to court”. Say you use the word 10 times in a letter, wouldn’t it look silly? It is the same as writing “bank” isn’t it? You’d use a capital for “National Australia Bank” but not just for the word “bank”. Or would you?

By: tashword

tashword — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:17:43 +0000

Yes, you use capitals if it is part of a name so Anytown Council Chambers is correct when all 3 words are used together.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:12:31 +0000

Thanks tashword. Does that also apply to the council chambers in the town? it would be lower case usually, but the Anytown Council Chambers?

By: tashword

tashword — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:36:35 +0000

Hi Pam,

again, the generic term has a lower case letter and a specific name ues a capital letter. So…

Attendances are recorded in council minutes. The school tour included a trip to a local mill. Our rubbish is collected by Somewhere Council every Monday afternoon. I work at the Perth Mill in Anytown.

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:00:45 +0000

How about council versus the specific local Council and where we have a local manufacturing mill, is it mill or or the more specific Mill?
thanks Pam

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