Capitalization, as an 'English Language/Punctuation & Capitalization' question, refers to the practice of beginning certain words with a capital (upper case) letter. Capitalization is not common to all languages.
In English, the following words are customarily capitalized:
1. First word of: sentences, and titles of books, films, magazines etc: Once upon a time ... , National Geographic
2. Names of: days, months, and public holidays: Monday, January, Christmas
3. Proper nouns including names of: people and places, including stars and planets:Paul Phillips, Plato, Wall Street, Portugal, Saturn
4. People's title or rank: Mr Edwards, King Olav, Professor Layton, Pope John, Dr James, General Patton
5. Nouns and adjectives referring to nationalities, languages, ethnic groups, religions, regions:
American, French, Roma, Anglican, Swiss cheese
Any word that is the first word in a sentence is capitalized.
All proper nouns and proper adjectives are capitalized.
The first person, singular pronoun 'I' is always capitalized.
Examples: When we visited Paris, John and I had a wonderful time.
Proper nouns, such as names of people, places, and specific things, are always capitalized. Titles and the first word in a sentence are also typically capitalized.
proper nouns liek the names of places or people or events President Barack Obama Atlanta California The United States Coca-Cola Company The Presidential Inauguration
Proper nouns are always capitalized like the names of persons, places, events, etc.
Examples:
Anna
Chicago
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday
February
No, "into" should not be capitalized unless it comes at the beginning of a sentence.
Yes, "I am" is typically capitalized because "I" is a pronoun and should always be capitalized in English.
Yes, the word "Tuesday" is always capitalized because it is a specific day of the week.
Yes, when referring to the title of the President of the United States, it should always be capitalized.
No, the word "rif" is not always capitalized. It should only be capitalized if it is part of a proper noun or at the beginning of a sentence.
Languages should be capitalized when they are used as proper nouns or adjectives, such as "Spanish literature" or "English grammar." Generally, languages are not capitalized when used generically, such as "I am learning French" or "She speaks three languages."
Words that are always capitalized are not acceptable words in Scrabble.
usually no, but you can always ask
Words that are proper nouns are always capitalized. Welfare should only be capitalized when it is used at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun.
No, "into" should not be capitalized unless it comes at the beginning of a sentence.
Yes, the word I've is a contraction for "I have". The first person, singular, subjective pronoun "I" is always capitalized for all contractions with the pronoun "I" (I've, I'll, I'd, etc.)
Yes, when referring to the title of the President of the United States, it should always be capitalized.
Yes, the word "Tuesday" is always capitalized because it is a specific day of the week.
Yes, the term "Hispanic" should be capitalized when referring to people of Spanish-speaking descent or origin. It is considered a proper noun in this context.
Yes, "I am" is typically capitalized because "I" is a pronoun and should always be capitalized in English.
If you are referencing yourself, "i" should always, always, always be capitalized. Me = I. When referring to yourself, the "i" should be capitalized even if it is not at the beginning of the sentence. Example: Dave and I went to the store. Remember, just because a word has the letter "i" in it does not mean that the "i" should be capitalized. Example: She used It. (wrong) She used it. (right) The "i" is capitalized only when referring to yourself. In other words, when "I" means "me" or yourself.
No, circa does not need to be capitalized.