Timeline for Capitalisation of "Führer"
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| Mar 3, 2023 at 0:24 | comment | added | Pete | @Anton, I think it's a minced oath. | |
| Mar 2, 2023 at 14:30 | answer | added | alphabet | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 2, 2023 at 14:17 | comment | added | Stuart F | Nothing strange is happening here: titles referring to particular people are often capitalised in English, as are nicknames and other terms. Whether it's the King (referring to the present King Charles III), the Russian Foreign Minister (Sergei Lavrov), il Duce (Mussolini), the Great Emancipator (Lincoln), the Iron Lady (Thatcher) or many others. | |
| Mar 2, 2023 at 14:07 | comment | added | Anton | Do you mean "Helter" or is that a typo? | |
| Mar 2, 2023 at 13:47 | comment | added | Peter Shor | When Führer means Hitler, it's a proper noun, and should be capitalized. (We often say "the President, the Prime Minister, the Premier). | |
| Mar 2, 2023 at 13:40 | history | asked | user473457 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |