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Capitals again

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dividedself · 24/02/2008 15:28

We are doing homework and correcting paragraphs that are compiled using lower case instead of using capitals where appropriate. Now, I'm okay with most of this but a thread the other day confused me as there is possibly a grey area with regard to use of capitals in sentences such as"I like oranges and apples". Should it be Oranges and Apples? Also is Teacher in the middle of a sentence teacher or Teacher?

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collision · 24/02/2008 15:30

oranges and apples should be lower case.

I would also have teacher in lower case as it is not a proper noun

(I think!!)

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RustyBear · 24/02/2008 15:33

You might give 'teacher' a capital in a sentence like
"I wanted to go to the toilet but Teacher wouldn't let me" but I don't think it looks right myself. If it was 'the teacher wouldn't let me', then definitely no capital.

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Threadworm · 24/02/2008 15:38

If you gave 'teacher' caps it would be because you were using it as a name. Like 'mum' can be a noun or a proper noun, depending on whether you are using it as the name of an individual. When your dc addresses you s/he says 'Mum, look at me!' But to refer to mums generally, you'd say, 'We all know how much every mum enjoys Mumsnet.'

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dividedself · 24/02/2008 15:41

Ok - is becoming clearerer and clearerer- rofl!

Thank you.

Y'know, I think they want ds to correct apples to Apples, I can just sense it. But, that would be incorrect, yes?

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Spidermama · 24/02/2008 15:43

Yes.

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