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Capitalization and Use of Acronyms? [duplicate]
When examining algorithms like the Decision Tree Classifier, should it be capitalized as "Decision Tree Classifier (DTC)" or written in lowercase as "decision tree classifier (DTC)"...
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Shortening multi-word proper nouns to one word, kept capitalized [duplicate]
I was reading the Wikipedia article for Joe Arridy and near the bottom it mentions an organization called "Friends of Joe Arridy", and then instead of restating the entire proper noun, it's ...
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Capitalisation of a sacred object
I'm working in an Indigenous Australian context in which particular sacred trees and animals are capitalised. I'm aware that the specific name of the tree, for example, needs to be capitalised but ...
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Should "lecturer" be capitalised?
At work, I am sending notifications out to individual students about their lecturer contacting them. My boss keeps writing the phrase “Your Lecturer will be in touch soon”, however I thought in this ...
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Why is the A in "Article" capitalized in legal articles when referring to itself? [closed]
I looked at ten different law articles; when refering to itself, the letter A in Article is capitalized. For example, in the abstract it would say something like:
This Article proposes modifying the ...
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Is the book title "God versus gods" grammatically incorrect?
I wrote a book entitled God versus Gods which depicts the struggle between the One God of Jewish Monotheism and the multiplicity of gods in the pagan/polytheistic ancient world. The prevailing rule in ...
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Capitalize new construction introduced in mathematical proof
Let's say that I am trying to prove a mathematical theorem. As part of that proof, I may want to introduce a construction that I will use repeatedly throughout the proof (and potentially combine many ...
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Capitalisation of plural proper nouns
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans or Atlantic and Pacific oceans? Jackson and Smith Streets or Jackson and Smith streets? Would "ocean" and "street" in these instances take capital ...
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If I name my child Mathematics, will I become the father of Mathematics? [closed]
Firstly, I'm a male.
Secondly, this was a troll but I took it seriously:
As a proper noun (the child), yes.
As a (?) noun, no.
I'm not a grammarian, so my reasoning maybe flawed. I am looking for ...
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Unconventional capitalisation becoming the norm
Having now been involved in the writing of quite a few proposals as part of my job, I've noticed what seems to be a de facto convention: what I would consider common nouns or common noun expressions ...
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Capitalisation of establishment
I've read several pieces about capitalisation of the word 'government' in different scenarios, but how about with the word 'establishment,' as in "the British establishment of the day condemned the ...
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Capitalisation in texts where the title is also a concept that is referred to within the text?
I'm going to use Karpman's drama triangle as an example for my question because I can't seem to find any consistency around its capitalisation (although I'll admit I don't own the book).
Say you have ...
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Chemical elements spelled out are not capitalised but what about Natural Gas?
A quick google shows that natural gas is generally capitalised whereas the rule for chemical elements seems to be that they are not. I am writing a text that includes Natural Gas (I cannot replace ...
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Proper noun capitalisation: “The Union” or “the Union”? [duplicate]
When capitalising a proper noun that has a “the” prefix, should the “the” be capitalised?
Eg:
“This puts the Union at risk”
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“This puts The Union at risk”
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Should "Share your magic with the Universe" capitalize Universe?
Is "the Universe" considered a proper noun and should it be capitalized when used in the phrase "Share your magic with the Universe"?
The IAU Style Manual recommends that astronomical objects be ...
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