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English Language 2.0 - sample pages Capital lettersEnglish Language - Help - Speech - Writing Definition • Capital letters are used to show the importance of particular words.
• They are always used for proper nouns (people's names) ; at the start of sentences ; and for places and events of a public nature.
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Use • Capital letters are always placed at the beginning of a sentence. •They are also used to indicate names and titles, as well as holidays and well-known public places. • Don't use continuous capitals in titles and headings. It looks unsightly. • Capitals are used to denote the names of particular or special things.
• However, when such terms are used as adjectives or in a general sense, no capital is required:
• Capitals are used when describing intellectual movements or periods of history:
• They are also used in the titles of books, plays, films, newspapers, magazines, songs, and works of art in general. • The normal convention is to capitalise the first word and any nouns or important terms. Smaller words such as 'and', 'of', and 'the' are left uncapitalised:
• Notice the difference between the same term used in a general and a particular sense:
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