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BSA105: Business English Section 3: Capitalization Yavapai College Lindsay Henning Associate Professor
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- 1. Pearson Business Reference and Writers Handbook Section Three Capitalization
- 2. The section provides Standard business capitalization rules as well as practices of major corporations, writers, publishers, and other arbiters of the rules
- 3. Objective Make correct decisions regarding capitalization using current practices Consistently apply capitalization rules throughout each document
- 4. Capitalization is important It signals both meaning and emphasis to readers. It allows readers to focus on meaning, not mistakes.
- 5. Capitalization Should follow a consistent style within each document AND Conform to current standards within the business/ industry/ organization
- 6. Always capitalize The first word of a sentence Proper nouns and adjectives
- 7. Names Capitalize names of people and organizations exactly as they are written by the owner.
- 8. Titles Capitalize an official title when it is part of the name. Capitalize such titles as governor and senator when referring to a specific person. Capitalize relationship titles (aunt, uncle) when they are used as part of a persons name.
- 9. Geographical Place Names Capitalize names of specific locations, but lowercase names of general locations: Detroit city Capitalize regional names when they refer to specific geographical regions. I am moving to the East Coast in September
- 10. Time Periods Capitalize days of the week and the names of months. Do not capitalize the names of the seasons.
- 11. Holidays and Special Observances Capitalize names of holidays. Capitalize the names of religious observances. Capitalize the names of cultural observances.
- 12. Races, nationalities, and ethnic groups Capitalize the names of races, nationalities, and ethnic groups. Capitalize the names of languages .
- 13. Religious terms In general, capitalize all religious terms that are proper nouns.
- 14. Capitalize the main words in titles of publications and artistic works Do not capitalize prepositions and articles unless they are the first word of a title or subtitle. Do not capitalize conjunctions unless they appear as the first word of a title or subtitle.
- 15. Always check capitalization for correctness and consistency Capitalization errors surprise readers. They are likely to ignore your written meaning and begin wondering about your mistakes.