Why doesn't the convention of capitalizing proper nouns apply to Secretary of State, Attorney General, FBI Director, etc? In American news these days, the names State Department and …

When referring to an entity like a government body, should it be capitalized if referring to is by classification(?). E.g., if I write: The City of New York requires us to get a building permit.

Aug 10, 2016 · 2 State abbreviations are entirely a matter of style, and you should use the abbreviation and format dictated by your editor, house style, or preferred style manual. First of …

Oct 24, 2014 · capitals jobs all lc, eg prime minister, US secretary of state, chief rabbi, editor of the Guardian. titles cap up titles, but not job description, eg President Barack Obama (but the …

In the following context, it is obvious that County is a proper noun and deserves capitalization. Currently, Albemarle County has four main reservoirs. However, in these other contexts below, …

For example: Few of the nation's largest cities are state capitals; thus4 neither New York nor Chicago is the seat of its state's government. 1 not same: you cannot say lay the pieces out …

The Associated Press Stylebook has this entry for federal: Use a capital letter for the architectural style and for corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their formal …

Use all capitals if an abbreviation is pronounced as the individual letters: BBC, VAT, etc; if it is an acronym (pronounced as a word) spell out with initial capital, eg Nasa, Nato, unless it can be …

Dec 12, 2012 · When someone states "I have a Masters in Computer Science" should the word masters have a capital M? I've seen arguments for both and can't determine which is correct.

Dec 20, 2016 · The Church as a body is capitalised as shown in this British Library article. I'd extend this to local bodies as well as the Church Universal. This is the same usage as say …