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jt512
Nov 8, 2011, 3:48 AM
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redonkulus wrote: jt512 wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: jt512 wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: onceahardman wrote: Capitalization matters: I helped my Uncle Jack off his horse. i helped my uncle jack off his horse. See? As to your question, it doesn't bother me at all. I helped my uncle Jack off his horse. I helped Uncle Jack off his horse. I helped my uncle jack off his horse. I helped my Uncle Jack off his horse. I helped my uncle, Jack, off his horse. I helped my uncle jack off his horse. Jay All of these are correct, but your first sentence, and OAHM's, is just plain weird and unnecessary. I helped my uncle, Jack, off his horse. (this means that there is more than one uncle and you are identifying Jack, specifically). You're definitely wrong about that one. If anything, that construction implies that there is only one uncle, Jack, you could be talking about. It is equivalent to the wordier, "I helped my uncle, whose name is Jack, off his horse." In reply to: I helped my uncle Jack off his horse. (you only have one uncle, and his name is Jack) That in no way implies that you only have one uncle. Consider: "I helped my uncle Jack off his horse, then I helped my uncle Bob off his horse." In reply to: I helped Uncle Jack off his horse. (you helped, specifically, a man you call "Uncle Jack.") That form is only reasonable when you are addressing a sibling, or at least another family member, unless you are a child incapable of understanding that Jack isn't everybody's uncle. In reply to: I helped my Uncle Jack off his horse. (correct and same as the above, but very weird. why use this when you can use the above without using "my?") Explained above. Here's the rule: "Capitalize family titles like mother, uncle, or grandfather when they stand alone or are followed by a personal name. Example: I'm planning to call Mother this evening. However, do not capitalize family titles when possessive words like my or your precede them. Example: I'm planning to call my mother this evening. The exception occurs when the words uncle, aunt, or cousin are used with a first name, forming a unit. In this case, the family title should be capitalized, even when preceded by a possessive. Example: I'll call my Uncle Ron to see if he is coming for Christmas."¹ Jay ¹ http://www.accu-assist.com/...p_capitalization.htm Thank god we're hashing this out.
Don't stir the pot. It's God.
Jay
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