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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Writing Help: Capitalization #178798 08/18/08 12:37 AM Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 United States N Nouveau Scribe OP stranger OP Nouveau Scribe stranger N Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 United States Is there a reason to capitalize the words "communist" and "socialist" in this sentence:  Quote: Anyone who thinks that is nothing but a Socialist or Communist ... This is quoted from a book about writing: "Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric" by Hogins and Yarber. I can understand if he meant "Communist Party of China" where capitalization is required but in this context, is capitalization justified? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Writing Help: Capitalization Nouveau Scribe 08/18/08 12:37 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 08/18/08 10:31 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Zed 08/19/08 07:30 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization LukeJavan8 12/29/08 05:14 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization hellerfan 01/04/09 03:58 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization LukeJavan8 01/04/09 11:06 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Andrew Robinson 01/16/09 02:12 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization PastorVon 01/19/09 12:18 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/19/09 11:35 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization The Pook 01/21/09 06:25 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/20/09 12:07 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization PastorVon 01/21/09 05:50 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/21/09 12:27 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization The Pook 01/22/09 01:17 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/22/09 03:02 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization zmjezhd 01/22/09 04:35 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/22/09 12:23 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization zmjezhd 01/22/09 02:34 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/23/09 12:56 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization PastorVon 01/25/09 02:04 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization PastorVon 01/25/09 02:05 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/25/09 03:03 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization zmjezhd 01/25/09 03:22 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/25/09 07:33 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Zed 01/25/09 10:44 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization PastorVon 01/29/09 05:29 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization tsuwm 01/29/09 06:07 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization PastorVon 01/29/09 08:33 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization tsuwm 01/29/09 09:18 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization The Pook 01/30/09 01:05 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Faldage 01/30/09 02:34 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization The Pook 01/31/09 01:15 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization The Pook 01/30/09 12:57 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Tromboniator 03/02/11 09:00 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization LukeJavan8 03/02/11 04:00 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Cozymansam 02/28/11 09:59 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization LukeJavan8 02/28/11 11:55 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization meliza 08/13/14 09:56 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization LukeJavan8 01/26/15 05:08 PM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Bazr 01/26/15 09:35 AM Re: Writing Help: Capitalization Cowboy_Monkey 04/28/15 03:09 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 688 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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