CAPITALIZE IT

Optimizing Capitalization

Capitalization in this context is all about lettering. All about the formation of letters in the upper case, e. g. A, L, T. There are specific reasons for capitalization of letters. Some of these reasons are outlined in the article below. Look for other articles following in this series.

Jean and Henry

¨Annie and Tom are staying in Colorado with their grandparents for summer. They are enjoying the cultural gospel-inspired music; sounding on the Prairie Grass as the Bluegrass Festival pounds away in Burlington.¨

¨I notice capital letters begin the names Annie and Tom in this case. Is there a reason for this Henry?¨

¨I can explain it this way Jean. In Standard English; or the Queens English as some are saying, it is a requirement for proper nouns to begin with capital letters. Since, names of people and places are proper nouns, then, in this case not only Ann and Tom; but, Colorado and Burlington also require beginning capital letters.¨

¨I understand quite clearly, Henry. To repeat, Ann and Tom are names of people; while Colorado and Burlington are names of places and are all proper nouns. While the fact is clearly stated, it is imperative that each begins with a capital letter, as we do with Mary, Trevor, Simone, Texas, Chestnut Street, Astoria and others.¨

¨Real correct, Jean, you have grasped it surprisingly quick!¨

¨Thank you Henry for such lucid and easy explanation.¨

¨You´re welcome Jean, and I think at this pace, we can review some other reasons we capitalize.¨

¨I appreciate your help very much Henry, so continue for me.¨

¨Good - am encouraged! If you review my opening speech, you´ll notice the use of another capital letter which, begins the word ´They´. While ´they´ is a pronoun it only requires the capital ´T´ because they sits at the beginning of the sentence.¨

¨How interesting! we capitalize the first letter of any word that sits at the beginning of a sentence, regardless of its grammatical functions?¨

¨Sure, it does not matter its structural functions. As long as the word begins the sentence, then its first letter is capitalized.¨

¨Oh great! I think we can proceed.¨

¨I admire your enthusiasm Jean, and am encouraged to take you another step closer to optimizing with capitalizing.¨

¨I am opened for this new step Henry.¨

"This is the climax of this fraction of our capitalization journey, so continue to look up as I continue to explain.¨

¨Yes, am looking up but I don´t see it yet.¨

¨Very funny. Application of a little humor makes it more interesting,¨ Henry giggled with Jean. After enjoying the humor, Henry commented, ¨While we converse together, we been embarking on micro speeches.¨ Jean nodded in approval. ¨Each speech,¨ Henry continued, ¨we made is a Direct Speech; and, so for this reason, a capital letter begins the first word in a Direct Speech.¨

¨To focus on your last response, the words Annie, I, Real, You´re, Good, Sure, Oh, This, Yes, Very, To, Jean, Thanks in the sequence of speeches, are all capitalized as they are all first words of the sequence of speeches.¨

¨Jean, you´re a remarkable scholar! In spite of missing out ´Thank´ and ´How´, you worth my effort!

¨Thanks again, Henry, you are a charm!¨

¨You´re welcome Jean, but we´re not over yet.¨


¨You mean we´re still under?  How much more do we need to move from under?¨


¨Just one step more to get over and start optimizing with a little more patience.¨


¨Only one more to come over - am happy!¨


¨Yes, the activity is now under the information.  Get it over by placing capital letters as they are required and state the reasons for changing to capital letters in each case.¨

• i will begin the first word in each sentence with a capital letter. 
• tom and jerry and where they live in philadelphia. pensylvania are all proper nouns.
• jean said, ¨thanks again henry, you are a charm!¨