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To: Tanniker Smith
Out of curiosity, I came across this from The Chicago Manual of Style:

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/Capitalization/Capitalization19.html

The rule, surprising to me, seems to suggest the usage of lower case even prior to a name but leaves the door open to a particular editing practice.

15 posted on 10/02/2012 8:04:59 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: ConservativeStatement

I’ll have to check it out. Last publisher I worked with (many years ago) used a different style code, not Chicago. I dont remember which. I also used to refer to my very worn copy of The Elements of Stle”.


19 posted on 10/02/2012 9:34:17 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Additionally, I made a big deal of always using capital “P” back in the days of my Bill Clinton Joke-of-the-Day Page, even when just using the noun but you understood whom I meant. I think I made a bigger deal out of it the day I decided to stop as he’d gone too far for me about something. (I had been trying to respect the office, even if he wasn’t.)


20 posted on 10/02/2012 9:37:01 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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