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Must OK only be written in capital letters? [duplicate]
Whenever I write ok the spell checkers underline it with a red line and suggest that I should OK. Not even Ok works. Why is this so?
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Sentence with capitalised words [closed]
Some time in a web advertising page I see whole sentence with capitalised words.
I am wondering if it is correct or not..
Here is an example:
Easy, and Powerful Sales Contest Builder to ...
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“you” versus “You” as polite form of writing
Is it correct to write "You" with a capital Y as a form of politeness?
If yes, should I use that form throughout the entire letter/document, or only at specific places?
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How should wireless technology names be hyphenated and capitalized?
How should wireless technology names be hyphenated and capitalized?
"a wireless g network"?
"a wireless-g network"?
"a wireless-G network"?
"a wireless G network"?
none of the above?
Does a formal ...
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Capitalization of “Assembly Language”
This Wikipedia article does not capitalize "assembly language," for understandable reasons. It uses it as an indefinite article, i.e. "an assembly language." But how should it be written when using ...
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Is “Mecca” capitalized when used figuratively?
Waleed made his pilgrimage to Mecca.
This is a given.
But I would write:
Bombay is India’s entertainment mecca
Is this correct, or is Mecca capitalized in its figurative use, as well?
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Is the word “Americana” capitalized?
...in the sentence "Here's a list of great Americana books."
It looks SO weird lowercase: "Here's a list of great americana books."
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Is “Law of Leaky Abstractions” a proper noun?
From Leaky abstraction (Wikipedia),
As coined by Spolsky, the Law of Leaky Abstractions states "All non-trivial abstractions, to some degree, are leaky."
I am not sure if Law of Leaky ...
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Capitalization of “Dictator”
I'm wondering whether the word dictator should be capitalized.
Is it just an adjective and not an (official) title?
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Should 'Today' and 'Tomorrow' be capitalised?
I always wonder whether 'today' and 'tomorrow' should be capitalised. Can anybody help me?
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Capitalisation of nouns in English in the 17th and 18th centuries
It seems to have been common practice in the 17th and 18th centuries in Britain to capitalise the first letters of nouns in English, e.g.
At which Time he prov'd himself the Noah's Dove, that ...
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Capitalization for a bullet list
The following is from some software documentation we are writing:
NOTE: Refreshing a report may be necessary or helpful when:
you believe the data in the report has changed since it was ...
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What do all capital letters typically refer to in writing?
In many error messages and conversations, I come across words in all capital letters, as demonstrated in the examples below.
ERROR: Please type your e-mail address.
or
ME: I can't make it
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Usage of “Hi” and “hi” in a letter/mail
In the beginning of a letter (or mail) , which is the correct method to address a person/friend..say for example which would be more perfect "Hi XYZ" or "hi XYZ" ?
__Kanu
