Is it "southern California" or "Southern California?"  The word "southern" is not part of the official name of California or any city or county, so I never capitalize it. It only loosely defines a region of California and its border is not officially defined either. However, I was recently advised by someone who I consider to be educated to capitalize "southern" in this context. Did I miss the memo on this issue? Is "Southern California" considered a proper noun?
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I am trying to capitalize Western Canada or western Canada properly and am wanting a definition for when the "ern" is added as a suffix to a locational distinction of a proper noun.  I believe the capitalization is related to the suffix and am grouping two questions.  After researching on the internet I have found a trend that areas of discrete area become capitalized along with their proper noun   East New York West Hollywood East London (Britain) East Los Angeles   Some locations have "ern" added to their locational modifier.    Web Examples (from government sites):   eastern Canada ( Western Canada ()   All the examples listed contain discrete areas.  The "ern" suffix is used for larger areas, but I am unable to determine when an area becomes large enough.
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It seems "TV" is always preferred when used as an abbreviation for "television" in informal writing, but is "tv" ever acceptable? (The capitalization seems to me to place undue emphasis on it.)
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After reading , I would refrain from asking this question, but the husband of a colleague of mine (English professor, native speaker of British English) stated against it, so I am looking for further enlightenment.  He advocates some should be solely used to refer to plural forms. Thus,     some non-existent towns   is perfectly correct, but     some non-existent town   should be replaced by      a non-existent town   Is that true?
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My girlfriend, who is not a native English speaker, asked me this yesterday: why are some geographical regions prefixed with the nouns North, South, East and West, but others are prefixed with the adjectives Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western?  For example, it's far more common (to my British ear at least) to hear people talking about "Eastern Europe" and "Southeast Asia" than the alternatives "East Europe" and "Southeastern Asia."  Why is this the case? I couldn't think of a convincing explanation. Is there a hidden logic that I can't fathom, or is it just one of those wierd idiomatic things?
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Could you correct the comments in parentheses, please? Are they right?        I have lived in Los Angeles. (A completed action; the person does not live there anymore).   I have lived in Los Angeles my whole life. (The person is still living there, or spent her whole life in Los Angeles, but is currently   living in another location).    I have been living in Los Angeles. (She doesn't live there anymore, but was living there recently, or is still living there).   I have been living in Los Angeles my whole life. (The person is still living there or spent her whole life in Los Angeles, but is   currently living in another location).      Thanks
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Should I write "headers" like chapter, section, etc. with capital letters?  I think I have seen both; therefore I am not sure.  As an example, if I write something and want to refer to a specific chapter/section (they are numbered):     "As we have seen in chapter/section [x]..."
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Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say:  *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc.).  Shouldn't it be:  *I have an item called SoAndSo.  Is "named" an acceptable word in this context?  Are those words specific to a particular English speakers, e.g. UK vs. USA vs. Australia, etc.?
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When I was a youngster some mumble-mumble-mumble decades ago, I was taught that, in the instances of names of persons, places, and things which carried the definite article the, the article wasn’t capitalised.  Hence, the Batman, the Empire State Building, the Medal of Honor.  In the last twenty years or so, I have seen the capitalisation of the in names proliferate.  Now, it’s The Batman, The Empire State Building, The Medal of Honor.  When I point this out as an error, I’m generally met with the argument, “No, those are names, and all words in a name are capitalised.”  Did I get it wrong, way back when?  Or is it one of those things in which style has trumped rule, and now the standard is to capitalise the definite article in names?
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I need to find a word which means "the town or city in which one lives". Words like "residence" or "domicile" appear to have this meaning, but because "residence" and "domicile" can also mean "the home in which one lives", my readers will be confused. Is there a word which only refers to the geographic location?
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Possible Duplicates:             Many products these days have names that intentionally begin with lowercase letters.  The most common examples are of the Apple "iDevice" variety, but there are some others - inSSIDer is one.  When beginning a sentence with these names, should the name be capitalized?
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I was taught at an early age in the USA that when we write about our President, we are supposed to capitalize the title in order to signify that it's on the federal level. Is it correct to always do this? And what about saying "the presidency" -- should that be "the Presidency"?
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I don't think this has yet been covered in .  There was , however, it was not specifically talking about the case where the proper noun ends in a plural noun.  Feel free to vote to close if I am wrong.  What is the correct way to make a proper noun ending in a plural noun ending in an "s" possessive?  This frequently happens with corporations, e.g., "Dunkin' Donuts."  Should one work off of the fact that the entity is singular—suggesting Dunkin' Donuts's—or should one work off of the fact that "Donuts" is plural and ending in an "s"—suggesting Dunkin' Donuts'?  I expect that the answer might depend on dialect because some regions refer to corporations in the singular form ("Dunkin' Donuts is a company") while other regions refer to corporations in the plural form ("Dunkin' Donuts are a company").  I am specifically interested in American English, but would be interested in hearing answers for other dialects too.
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I am pretty sure it shouldn't, but want to make sure that I am doing this correctly in a proposal that I am working on.  Should job titles like "Project Manager" ever be capitalized, and if so when?  In particular I am concerned about capitalization in sentences like this where the title refers to a specific person, not the role in general.     "The Project Manager will   evaluate the alternatives and offer a   solution."   I'm a lot more certain that it should NOT be capitalized in sentences like this.     "A project manager is the person who   manages the budget and deliverable for   a project."
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Citizens of the USA naturally refer to themselves as Americans and refer to the country as America.  When speaking to a person from Canada, he argued that it was incorrect to call the country America. Instead, I should be saying the United States (of America).  Is it incorrect to refer to the country as America? And even if it is, won't people from around the world understand that the USA = America?
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We have created a  where children can learn Vegetables and Fruits. When the child answers a question they receive a notification to tell them whether they got it wrong or right.  My opinion is that the capitalization of the letters should not be in sentence case, so for example,       Wrong Answer - Try Again    is incorrect in my opinion. I think it should be       Wrong answer - try again    i.e. written as a normal sentence.  Is there a particular way it should be?  For reference purposes, here is the game just in case my question does not make sense. Click on a vegetable to see the message.
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When pluralizing family (last) names that also happen to be common English words, does the pluralization follow the same rules as the common word?  For example, "the Smith family" can be pluralized as "the Smiths", but what if the family name is "Wolf" or "Fish"?  Would the correct pluralization be "the Wolfs" or "the Wolves"?
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I have seen some people using them while others not. Should I still use a suspended hyphen in the following snippet?     I have used upper- and lowercase in my script.