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3.5. Capitalization
Internal consistency in capitalization
is very important. A few general principles of capitalization may be set out:
- Civil, military, religious,
professional, and noble titles are capitalized only when followed by a proper
name: "Premier Lougheed," but "the prime minister."
- Nouns designating parts
of the world are capitalized, whereas descriptive adjectives usually are not:
"the West," and "western Canada."
- Names of organizations,
movements, and political parties are capitalized, but not the words "organization,"
"party," and "movement."
- Nouns and adjectives
designating political and economic systems of thought, philosophical, literary,
and artistic styles and schools of thought are lowercase unless derived from
a proper noun.
- Military groups, armies,
battalions, regiments, etc., are capitalized, as are full names of wars and
rebellions: "Riel Rebellion," "the War of 1812," "World War II."
- Capitalize foreign words
as they appear in their original form.
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