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So basically there's really no consensus at all. Whether it is or it isn't, it's purely based on the way you look at it.
– Vun-Hugh Vaw
Commented Jun 5, 2016 at 13:46
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This is a fantastic answer which seems to be absolutely correct for English. I wonder what the answers on French Language or German Language would be (which I guess proves the point about the linguistic attitude to "proper" and "common" nouns).
– Andrew Leach ♦
Commented Jun 5, 2016 at 13:47
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@Vun-HughVaw No, not quite. If you accept the definition of "proper noun" I use, then words can be easily sorted into proper and common nouns. However, the set of proper nouns doesn't match the set of always-capital words in English, which might be your confusion.
– Azor Ahai -him-
Commented Jun 6, 2016 at 17:37

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