2015-09-14 Writing: capitalization & proper nouns

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: finish your paragraphs
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What words need to be capitalized?
- names of specific people and places
- names of countries, cities, neighborhoods
- names of streets and highways
- names of buildings and institutions (may include direction words like North Main St.)
- names of specific days and months
	- Monday, Tuesday, Independence Day, Halloween
	- January, February, March, …
(“Where are you going to go during the Christmas holiday?”)
(Christmas Day, Christmas Eve)
November 1 = All Hallows’ Day (or All Saints' Day)
October 31 = All Hallows’ Eve (= Hallows’ E’en = Halloween)
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Titles are kind of like names, but can be used a little bit differently:

Who is the lady over there?
Oh, that’s Lady Montegue.

Did you talk to my dad yet? (talking to a friend about your own father)
Did you talk to Dad yet? (talking to your sibling about your father, who you call “Dad”)

I am an English teacher.
Excuse me, Teacher, can you help me with this? (Only English students talk like this. Native speakers don’t use “Teacher” as a title or name.)

I am a doctor.
Excuse me, Doctor, how much of this medicine should I take? (Native English speakers talk like this.)