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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find
a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
It is not. Separate 2 complete sentences basically in one of three ways:
1. A period at the end of the first sentence and a capital letter at the beginning of the second sentence. (I like dessert. Apple pie is my favorite.) 2. A semicolon at the end of the first sentence and a lower case letter at the beginning of the second sentence. (I like dessert; apple pie is my favorite.) 3. A comma and a conjunction between the sentences. (I like dessert, and apple pie is my favorite.) "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
It's not now a sentence as you combined it, so no. Just capitalise the
beginning of the first part. "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
And by the way, Word does not incorporate an expert system to answer
questions about grammar. It merely highlights some things it thinks are wrong -- and unfortunately it's often wrong about that! "aalaan" wrote in message ... It's not now a sentence as you combined it, so no. Just capitalise the beginning of the first part. "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may
be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I'
(that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and
other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like
to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is
"aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
touché!
But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
! ;-)
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun
(and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I've changed it. I'll crawl away to my glass of wine and the TV news now ;-(
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun (and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
Well, that depends on whether you characterize "Aalaan" as "sensible." g
It's better than some we see here, at least. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... I've changed it. I'll crawl away to my glass of wine and the TV news now ;-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun (and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
As it is my name, I do.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, that depends on whether you characterize "Aalaan" as "sensible." g It's better than some we see here, at least. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... I've changed it. I'll crawl away to my glass of wine and the TV news now ;-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun (and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
Really and truly Aalaan and not, say, Alan? I noticed that you entered it as
Aalan once earlier. g -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... As it is my name, I do. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, that depends on whether you characterize "Aalaan" as "sensible." g It's better than some we see here, at least. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... I've changed it. I'll crawl away to my glass of wine and the TV news now ;-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun (and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
There's a subtle reason for that! BTW, while I have your attention thanks a
million for the many hours you've saved me over various Word kinks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Really and truly Aalaan and not, say, Alan? I noticed that you entered it as Aalan once earlier. g -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... As it is my name, I do. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, that depends on whether you characterize "Aalaan" as "sensible." g It's better than some we see here, at least. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... I've changed it. I'll crawl away to my glass of wine and the TV news now ;-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun (and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
Well, you're certainly welcome.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... There's a subtle reason for that! BTW, while I have your attention thanks a million for the many hours you've saved me over various Word kinks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Really and truly Aalaan and not, say, Alan? I noticed that you entered it as Aalan once earlier. g -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... As it is my name, I do. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, that depends on whether you characterize "Aalaan" as "sensible." g It's better than some we see here, at least. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aalaan" wrote in message ... I've changed it. I'll crawl away to my glass of wine and the TV news now ;-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I am on the side of anyone who prefers "I" to 'i" for the personal pronoun (and sensible grammar in general), but I also have a preference for people who use sensible screen names. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... touché! But I thought you were on my side. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is "aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I've only just spotted this thread so apologies in advance if this is
irrelevant or duplicated. Hart's Rules (for compositors and readers at the University Press Oxford) is a reference for such issues. It states "The semicolon separates two or more clauses which are of more or less equal importance and are linked as a pair or series" and goes on to give examples. In all examples the semicolon is followed by a lower case letter. It also states "Whereas the semicolon links equal or balanced clauses, the colon generally marks a step forward, from introduction to main theme, from cause to effect, premiss sic to conclusion, etc." and goes on to give examples. In all examples the colon is followed by an upper case letter. I hope that clarifies the issue. Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
This is the first time I've seen Hart's Rules cited here by anyone but me.
FWIW, current usage prefers lowercase after a colon in most instances (except in titles of books and articles). The rule of thumb I use is that if the clause that follows the colon is merely an explanation of what leads up to the colon (that is, it is an expansion or provides a reason), I use lowercase. If the colon introduces a sort of rule or pronouncement, it may deserve caps. If the colon introduces a series of sentences (rather than a single clause), I begin the first with a capital. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... I've only just spotted this thread so apologies in advance if this is irrelevant or duplicated. Hart's Rules (for compositors and readers at the University Press Oxford) is a reference for such issues. It states "The semicolon separates two or more clauses which are of more or less equal importance and are linked as a pair or series" and goes on to give examples. In all examples the semicolon is followed by a lower case letter. It also states "Whereas the semicolon links equal or balanced clauses, the colon generally marks a step forward, from introduction to main theme, from cause to effect, premiss sic to conclusion, etc." and goes on to give examples. In all examples the colon is followed by an upper case letter. I hope that clarifies the issue. Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
That's my interpretation too.
Terry "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... This is the first time I've seen Hart's Rules cited here by anyone but me. FWIW, current usage prefers lowercase after a colon in most instances (except in titles of books and articles). The rule of thumb I use is that if the clause that follows the colon is merely an explanation of what leads up to the colon (that is, it is an expansion or provides a reason), I use lowercase. If the colon introduces a sort of rule or pronouncement, it may deserve caps. If the colon introduces a series of sentences (rather than a single clause), I begin the first with a capital. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... I've only just spotted this thread so apologies in advance if this is irrelevant or duplicated. Hart's Rules (for compositors and readers at the University Press Oxford) is a reference for such issues. It states "The semicolon separates two or more clauses which are of more or less equal importance and are linked as a pair or series" and goes on to give examples. In all examples the semicolon is followed by a lower case letter. It also states "Whereas the semicolon links equal or balanced clauses, the colon generally marks a step forward, from introduction to main theme, from cause to effect, premiss sic to conclusion, etc." and goes on to give examples. In all examples the colon is followed by an upper case letter. I hope that clarifies the issue. Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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