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- LESSON 12 SITUATIONS I
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- There are situations wherein you DO NOT capitalize certain words:
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- 1. Derivatives of proper names that have become commonplace ->
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- watt, pasteurize, plaster of paris, spanish omelet, french dressing
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- 2. Academic subject areas (when not actual course titles) ->
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- I studied German history. -but- I passed German History 102.
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- 3. Names of degrees when not formally following a name ->
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- I have my bachelor of arts. -but- John Smith, BA Economics
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- 4. Hyphenated appendages to proper nouns or adjectives ->
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- ex-Emperor Ming, Latin-speaking, post-Watergate, mid-July
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- For your information, on my latest trip, I did not eat french fries
- in France, swiss cheese in Switzerland, nor bologna in Bologna!
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- My schedule included math and science. On Monday I had
- Calculus II and on Tuesday I had Chemistry 201.
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- Louis Pasteur, a French chemist, discovered that
- microorganisms caused disease. Milk is now treated to destroy
- microorganisms in a process known as "pasteurization."
- This proper name derivative has become a commonplace word and
- is no longer capitalized.
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- My master of science degree required 30 additional hours in my major.
- I hope my parents will be proud to see John Smith, M.S. on my
- correspondence.
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- The pre-World War II geopolitics contributed greatly to
- anti-Japanese policies. The then-President Roosevelt
- pressured the oil-dependent Japan with an embargo on oil
- imports.
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- What is an "aphorism"?
- An aphorism is a brief, insightful, and often witty
- statement of wisdom or profound truth, i.e.:
- Eagles don't flock.
- You eat an elephant one bite at a time.
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- If the Army and the Navy
- Ever look on Heaven's scene,
- They will find the streets are guarded
- By United States Marines.
- (Source: "The Marines Hymn")
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