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Sunday, December 22nd, 2019
Blog #7 of my learning from #TheChicagoManualOfStyle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s in a name? Is it italicized,\ncapitalized, or presented in a special format? To find out, read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Character\u2019s Names<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capitalize proper nouns. If your\ncharacters are diverse and you use their full name, the country they hail from\ncan decide the order and capitalization of middle names and alternate names. Here\nis the summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Capitalize and add a\u00a0period for initials like J. K. Rowling unless the entire name is initials as follows: JFK<\/li>
  2. Don\u2019t capitalize additions to a name: a participial, a maternal name, etc. that can appear in French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, or Spanish names. \u201cAlexander v<\/strong>on Humdolt\u201d<\/li>
  3. If your character is Russian, check gender-specific spelling as the same name varies with gender.<\/li>
  4. For Arabic names, a prefix Abu, Ibn, al, or el is common<\/li>
  5. Asian names are spelled last name first and then first name. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Titles and Offices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Civil, military, religious, and professional titles<\/strong>
      1. Titles such president<\/strong>, g<\/strong>overnor are lowercase unless used in a title address: “Barack Obama, the president of the United States”<\/li>
      2. While “the P<\/strong>resident, Barack Obama . . .” works, avoid using the prefix\/title president in formal prose.<\/li>
      3. But the title used by itself to address people is capitalized:
        1. Mr. P<\/strong>resident <\/li>
        2. L<\/strong>adies and G<\/strong>entlemen, the P<\/strong>rime M<\/strong>inister<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
        3. Political divisions \/ public offices<\/strong>
          1. A republican or democratic party is lowercase. But he is a R<\/strong>epublican. Capitalize party affiliation. The G<\/strong>reen P<\/strong>arty. Some members of the left-wing are the F<\/strong>ar L<\/strong>eft<\/li>
          2. Lake County is capitalized<\/li>
          3. The Oval Office, the W<\/strong>est W<\/strong>ing of the W<\/strong>hite H<\/strong>ouse, the Empire Room (but room 201)<\/li>
          4. The Egyptian p<\/strong>yramids or the P<\/strong>yramids<\/li>
          5. Certain words are lowercase when singular and capitalized when plural:
            1. A\u00a0Chrysler building verses Chrysler Buildings<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
            2. \u201cSpeaker<\/strong>\u201d is best capitalized. Speaker of the House of Representative.<\/li>
            3. The chief justice (lowercase). The judge. But the H<\/strong>onorable J<\/strong>udge Teresa Fedor<\/li>
            4. Government bodies<\/strong>: Capitalize Offices but lowercase the adjectives: the city council. The British Parliament. (but an early p<\/strong>arliament) the C<\/strong>rown. The United States Post Office or the post office changes the case.<\/li>
            5. Capitalize judicial bodies<\/strong>. The S<\/strong>upreme C<\/strong>ourt. But city hall is all lowercase.<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
            6. Don’t capitalize titles used in apposition. The Argentinian-born p<\/strong>ope Francis.<\/li>
            7. Sovereigns:<\/strong> lowercase unless part of address. King Abdullah II, the k<\/strong>ing of Jordan. <\/li>
            8. Similarly, religious titles and military titles and ranks <\/strong>are lower case. The c<\/strong>hief of p<\/strong>olice, the s<\/strong>heikh, the g<\/strong>uru, the archbishop<\/li>
            9. Corporate and academic titles <\/strong>are lowercase unless abbreviated. The chief executive officers; the director; the professor, the principal<\/li>
            10. Degrees<\/strong> are lowercased. A m<\/strong>aster\u2019s degree. A b<\/strong>achelor\u2019s in c<\/strong>omputer s<\/strong>cience.<\/li>
            11. Rules on titles of nobility <\/strong>vary. The Prince of Wales but the baronet, the knight are lowercase.<\/li>
            12. Capitalize honorific <\/strong>titles. The Q<\/strong>ueen M<\/strong>other. Y<\/strong>our H<\/strong>onor. F<\/strong>irst L<\/strong>ady. Your Royal Highness. Mahatma Gandhi. But sir, ma\u2019am, my lady, my lord are lowercase even inside a dialogue. \u201cIs that okay, sir.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>
            13. General rule:<\/strong> are you addressing a relative or referring to them? That will determine the case of the kinship<\/strong>. \u201cAre you okay, A<\/strong>unt Maud?\u201d I adore a<\/strong>unt Maud. Dad and mom are capitalized when addressed in a dialogue, otherwise lowercase.<\/li>
            14. Reference to class, sexual orientation, generation, physical characterizations as all lowercase: the homeless. A blue-collar worker; lesbians; baby boomer; but G<\/strong>eneration X <\/strong>is an exception to the rule;<\/li>
            15. Geography<\/strong>
              1. Capitalize “parts of the world” as they are proper nouns. The Netherlands. South China Sea. And regions are capitalized as well. Swiss Alps. In central Europe. But the equator is not capitalized. <\/li>
              2. The region N<\/strong>orth is capitalized but not the direction of going n<\/strong>orth<\/li>
              3. The N<\/strong>orth P<\/strong>ole but p<\/em> in the poles is lowercase<\/li>
              4. Don’t capitalize Urban areas <\/strong>like the city unless it’s an official title like Greater London<\/li>
              5. Capitalize names of mountain <\/li>
              6. Capitalize rivers: The Nile; The Nile River v<\/strong>alley<\/li>
              7. The P<\/strong>acific c<\/strong>oast<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
              8. Words derived from proper noun<\/strong>: (lowercase)
                1. The b<\/strong>russels sprouts<\/li>
                2. A h<\/strong>erculean effort (h of herculean is lowercase)<\/li>
                3. The m<\/strong>orocco leather<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
                4. Oaths are lowercase: oath of allegiance. <\/li>
                5. Subjects are lowercase: h<\/strong>istory unless it\u2019s a name of a class. History 101<\/li>
                6. Names of series of lectures are capitalized but individuals are enclosed in quotation marks <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. Days of the week are capital<\/li>
                  2. Seasons are lowercase<\/li>
                  3. Months are capital<\/li>
                  4. Named holidays are capital. Lincoln\u2019s Birthday. But a bank holiday is lowercase<\/li>
                  5. Time zones: \u00a0lowercase (unless abbreviated). The eastern standard time; EST<\/li>
                  6. Centuries: – lowercase
                    1. The twenty-first century but the Egyptian Dynasty<\/li>
                    2. Periods are lowercase too. The colonial period<\/li>
                    3. But traditional period names like the Dark Ages are capitalized<\/li>
                    4. So are \u201cIce Age\u201d \u201cBronze Age\u201d that belong in the past. Modern periods are lowercase like the nuclear age.
                      Tip: When in doubt on an era, lowercase.<\/strong> <\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      Religious<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      1. God is capital in all languages<\/li>
                      2. So are alternate descriptions of God. The Almighty. The Supreme Being.<\/li>
                      3. So are prophets. The Buddha.<\/li>
                      4. So are platonic ideas in religious sense. The One.<\/li>
                      5. So are religious groups. Islam. Muslim. Sikhs.<\/li>
                      6. So are scripture. The Bhagavad Gita. The Holy Bible. <\/li>
                      7. So are places of worship\u2019s proper nouns. That is, The Golden Temple; a t<\/strong>emple. <\/li>
                      8. But church is lowercase.<\/li>
                      9. But heaven and hell or paradise and other divine dwelling terms are lowercase.<\/li>
                      10. So are religious rites lowercase -> bar mitzvah<\/li>
                      11. So are objects used in religious activities lowercase. A rosary, the altar, sanctuary.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        Names of Ships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Names of ships are capitalized and italicized. Phoenix<\/em>.\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The Universe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        1. Names of galaxies, stars, planets, etc. are capital. The Milky Way. The North Star. <\/li>
                        2. But the solar system is lowercase. <\/li>
                        3. The e<\/strong>arth is flat and revolves around the sun, and the moon. Note the case in “The rocket made it safely back to E<\/strong>arth.”<\/li>
                        4. The words sun and moon are usually lowercase as the example above shows. <\/li>
                        5. Laws and theories are lowercase. The big bang theory.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Titles of Works<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. Published or not? <\/strong>It matters. <\/em>For unpublished books, set those in roman type, capitalized headline-style, and enclosed in quotation marks. I have written \u201cLetters from the Queen,\u201d \u201cLand of Dreams,\u201d \u201cThe Meaningful Rejection,\u201d and \u201cThe Summer of his Life.\u201d But after I publish these or get under contract, supposedly with the same name, they\u2019ll be italicized. Letters from the Queen. Land of Dreams.<\/em><\/li>
                          2. To repeat: Titles of published books, plays, magazines (ChicagoGoers <\/em>magazine), and movies are capitalized headline-style, and italicized<\/em>. Headline-style capitalization includes:
                            1. Capitalize all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions<\/li>
                            2. Lowercase a<\/em>, an<\/em>, and the<\/em><\/li>
                            3. Lowercase prepositions<\/li>
                            4. Lowercase common coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, or, and nor).<\/li>
                            5. Capitalize the send element of a hyphenated spelled-out number (Twenty-Two)<\/li>
                            6. Titles of chapters and shorter works are not italicized but set in roman and enclosed in quotation marks<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
                            7. When referring to titles in other work, follow these other rules:
                              1. Capitalization and hyphenation can be altered to fit the surroundings<\/li>
                              2. Titles are singular. “Letters from the Queen” is <\/strong>a romance suspense novel.<\/li>
                              3. Initial \u201ca, an, or the\u201d can be dropped if it doesn\u2019t fit the surrounding text.<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
                              4. Magazine<\/strong>: Note the following capitalization and lowercase of the word \u201cmagazine\u201d in two fiction sentences.
                                1. She worked at the Chicagogoers<\/em> magazine before she lost her memory.<\/li>
                                2. The news of her memory loss was published in the New York Times Magazine<\/em>. In the second sentence the word \u201cmagazine\u201d is part of the official title. In the first example, its not.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
                                3. Poems<\/strong>: Titles of poems, folktales, fables, nursery rhymes are set in roman type and enclosed in double quotes.<\/li>
                                4. Blog titles<\/strong>:Named blogs can<\/em> be italicized<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  My Takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  I skipped over the scientific and medical terms, leaving those to return to TCMOS when needed as a reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  It\u2019s nice to know how names of things take different shapes when being referred to. Done with names; next week, it\u2019ll be numbers\u2014chapter 9 of TCMOS. And in between, there\u2019s Christmas. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Stay safe and warm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Source:\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>,\u00a0SEVENTEEN EDITION.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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