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I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:34 pm
by oursilverstrands
Jan or Ann...Something I should know but don't. Is it Godmother or godmother, Goddaughter or goddaughter...or interchangeable?
Thanks,
Lillian
Re: I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:10 am
by glorybee
Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Re: I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:47 am
by RedBaron
glorybee wrote:Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Not to confuse anybody, but to clarify something I had been taught lol....
Wouldn't the rule, like with Mom/mom count, if the word is used in place of the name, it's capitalized?
Like:
My mom said I could go.
vs
Yes, Mom said I could go.
Re: I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:43 pm
by glorybee
RedBaron wrote:glorybee wrote:Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Not to confuse anybody, but to clarify something I had been taught lol....
Wouldn't the rule, like with Mom/mom count, if the word is used in place of the name, it's capitalized?
Like:
My mom said I could go.
vs
Yes, Mom said I could go.
Shari, I'm not sure I'm following you. I can easily see a sentence like this:
My godmother said I could go.
But I don't believe I've ever heard someone use "Godmother" in place of a name:
Yes, Godmother said I could go.
It's just not done. Or am I misunderstanding you?
Re: I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:18 am
by RedBaron
glorybee wrote:RedBaron wrote:glorybee wrote:Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Not to confuse anybody, but to clarify something I had been taught lol....
Wouldn't the rule, like with Mom/mom count, if the word is used in place of the name, it's capitalized?
Like:
My mom said I could go.
vs
Yes, Mom said I could go.
Shari, I'm not sure I'm following you. I can easily see a sentence like this:
My godmother said I could go.
But I don't believe I've ever heard someone use "Godmother" in place of a name:
Yes, Godmother said I could go.
It's just not done. Or am I misunderstanding you?
I've heard people do that, though. Maybe it's a regional thing?