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  1. AM/PM vs a.m./p.m. vs am/pm - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Instead of AM and PM (in small caps), p.m. and a.m. -- with lowercase and periods -- are the preferred way to indicate time of day. According to the The Chicago Manual Style used by …

  2. nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Lowercase when used as an adjective to distinguish something from state, county, city, town or private entities: federal assistance, federal court, the federal government, a federal judge.

  3. Is it CoViD? Or COVID? Covid? How should the word be spelled?

    Mar 24, 2020 · The option of using CoViD-19 may appeal to publishers that want to indicate where the word breaks in the original phrase fall—but in choosing this mix of capitals and …

  4. Is it alright to use lowercase "i" or should you always use "I ...

    I almost always capitalize "I", myself. But my general guideline is to write for your audience. If you think readers of SO will be annoyed with lowercase i, then that would be a good reason to …

  5. Should Units of Measure be capitalized inside a title?

    There is a similar question regarding capitalizing units of measure, but mine is for titles, specifically. For general applications (ie; not inside titles), the consensus seemed to be no for …

  6. How to cite an author who does not capltalize her name if you are ...

    If you are writing a paper and citing works by an author/researcher who does not capitalize her name, how do you begin a sentence using the author's name?

  7. Can a sentence start with a small letter? [duplicate]

    Capitalising a sentence whose first word is explicitly lowercase Should I change the structure of a sentence/add filler words to make sure that the sentence always starts with a capital letter? Is …

  8. Is there a name for letters that "cross the line" (hang low) when ...

    Is there a name for letters that "cross the line" (hang low) when written in lowercase (g, j, p, q, y)? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 7 months ago Modified 12 years, 5 months ago

  9. What's the proper way to handwrite a lowercase letter A?

    Oct 31, 2017 · I tried to google more on the subject, but google never understands my search properly, like "correct way of writing lowercase letter a" So is there a correct way to write …

  10. orthography - Is writing the pronoun "i" in lowercase a feature of ...

    Apr 23, 2015 · Although the lowercase personal pronoun is strongly associated with textspeak, where it is easier to type, its stylistic use among teenagers is older than that --I remember it …