serryjw
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Sat Apr-29-06 06:59 PM
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When is president commander in chief senate congress etc CAPITALIZED??
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miss_american_pie
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:11 PM
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Government offices/departments/institutions should be capitalized, eg House of Representatives.
Titles (pres, c-i-c) are only capitalized when they are used as titles, eg President John Kerry.
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:13 PM
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They are when you are referring to a president (and not the position or the office.) Examples are: the president of the US; the president; President George Washington; President Washington.
The U.S. Congress and Senate are always capitalized. Like most military titles, commander in chief is generally not capitalized.
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:23 PM
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Would commander in chief, Al Gore be CAPITALIZED?
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:26 PM
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I also would hyphenate, so: Commander-in-Chief AL Gore
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:28 PM
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:30 PM
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..., ..., ..., and ... captialized?
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:32 PM
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Do you mean when are items in a list capitalized?
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Sat Apr-29-06 08:14 PM
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My instinct is (having survived a grammer nazi mom) to ALWAYS mentally expand or reframe the sentence. When ARE (these items) capitalized?
He went to the store. I went to the store.
HE AND I went to the store.
OR...
The plan involved him. The plan involved me. The plan involved US (WHOM??? him and me)
TO BE gets most in trouble...
It was I/ It was she (who...)
Common incorrect usage has morphed into accepted speech.
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:30 PM
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If it's a title, it's capitalized. (Lose the comma, and Chicago style doesn't hyphenate the term.)
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:40 PM
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9. Military and naval titles are capitalized when |
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they refer to an individual - Colonel Smith, Captain Jones, Private Allen, etc. When referring to a group of them, then small case, ie a clutter of colonels.
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Sat Apr-29-06 07:46 PM
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10. Yeah, I was unclear re: military terms. |
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Capitalize when they're referring to an individual--but not when they refer to a position. (And General of the Army and Fleet Admiral are always capitalized!:crazy:)
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