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For words like 'Pharmacy' and 'Pharmacist' am I required to capitalize them? (Capital P)
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Original post by Audreyay
For words like 'Pharmacy' and 'Pharmacist' am I required to capitalize them? (Capital P)


No. Common nouns do not need capital letters.

Otherwise, you're writing I went to the Shops. I bought Fish. My new Shoes started to hurt my Feet. And that's ridiculous.
Original post by Juno
No. Common nouns do not need capital letters.

Otherwise, you're writing I went to the Shops. I bought Fish. My new Shoes started to hurt my Feet. And that's ridiculous.


Though you only have to look at some of the thread titles to see how many people fail to see that....:frown:
Original post by Carnationlilyrose
Though you only have to look at some of the thread titles to see how many people fail to see that....:frown:


I may be guilty of this..
Original post by cherryred90s
I may be guilty of this..


The remedy is in your hands. (Sometimes mine, too. If I'm in a mood I go round correcting the worst grammar errors on thread titles. :redface:)
For proper nouns like the names of places, or the adjectives from that.
e.g. the country Germany
but a German student.
(And some others I can't remember off the top of my head.)
And names, so like:
"Hi Stuart!"
And at the beginning of sentences (providing they require a full stop.)

The benefits of learning German are that:
- you can understand German speakers
- you increase job prospects
- you can go to Germany on holiday and experience new culture

...but if you were to add full stops to the end, you must capitalise the first letter of each sentence.

The benefits of learning German are that:
- You can understand German speakers.
- You increase job prospects.
- You can go to Germany on holiday and experience a new culture.

And another one is "Her Majesty".
(edited 8 years ago)
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Original post by XcitingStuart
For proper nouns like the names of places, or the adjectives from that.
e.g. the country Germany
but a German student.
(And some others I can't remember off the top of my head.)
And names, so like:
"Hi Stuart!"
And at the beginning of sentences (providing they require a full stop.)

The benefits of learning German are that:
- you can understand German speakers
- you increase job prospects
- you can go to Germany on holiday and experience new culture

...but if you were to add full stops to the end, you must capitalise the first letter of each sentence.

The benefits of learning German are that:
- You can understand German speakers.
- You increase job prospects.
- You can go to Germany on holiday and experience a new culture.

And another one is "Her Majesty".


Funny you mentioned Germany because I am a native German speaker, and in German pretty much every noun is capitalised. It took me a while to get out of that habit. Anyways, thank you for the help guys :smile:
Reply 7
Thanks for the help everyone!!

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