I checked my email at the hotmail website on the internet.
I checked my email at the Hotmail website on the Internet.
200
the canadian and british parliaments
the Canadian and British parliaments
200
a french air force jet
a French air force jet
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people for the ethical treatment of animals (PETA)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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itunes is used for playing and organizing music and video files.
This is the beginning of the sentence. How do we correct it?
ITunes is used for playing and organizing music and video files.
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kyoto protocol
Kyoto Protocol
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peel regional council
Peel regional council
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canadian coast guard
Canadian Coast Guard
300
Martha Stewart rejoined the board of directors of martha stewart living omnimedia inc.
Martha Stewart rejoined the board of directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
300
True or False: When writing the names of people we must always capitalize the first letter.
False: When writing the names of people we must follow their preference.
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Mozart's symphony no. 25 in g minor
Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor
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The house of commons met on parliament hill in Ottawa.
The House of Commons met on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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The french army fought in the second world war.
The French army fought in the Second World War.
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Three boy scouts enrolled in one of scouts canada's programs were fundraising by selling chocolate bars outside of the university of toronto.
Three boy scouts enrolled in one of Scouts Canada's programs were fundraising by selling chocolate bars outside of the University of Toronto.
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itunes and muchmusic are both featuring the music of lady gaga on their websites for the weekend.
ITunes and MuchMusic are both featuring the music of Lady Gaga on their websites for the weekend.
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There were articles written about global warming in both the new york times and maclean's magazine
There were articles written about global warming in both the New York Times and Maclean's magazine
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The following words do not need to be capitalized:
the administration, the council, government, cabinet
Why not?
They are general/informal terms, not specific proper names.
500
We write U.S. National Guard, but U.S. army.
Why?
We write army, navy, and air force in lowercase when they are preceded by the name of a country.
We capitalize full, specific names of military and paramilitary formations.
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True or False: When referring to the members of an organization, we write them in lowercase. (ie: girl scouts)
True, unless being capitalized to avoid ambiguity.
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We write Via Rail not VIA Rail. Why?
If a name is all uppercase you only capitalize the first letter.