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grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
Wedding Woes
grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
Stressed out? Ready to smack your FMIL, MOH, or both? Do it! Or tell us all about it and keep your hands to yourself.
If I"m talking about state legislative people, generically, capitlization or no? "blah bla blah, baked cookies for Senators and staff" or "baked cookies for senators and staff" I'm getting differing o
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Wedding Woes
grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
Stressed out? Ready to smack your FMIL, MOH, or both? Do it! Or tell us all about it and keep your hands to yourself.
If I"m talking about state legislative people, generically, capitlization or no? "blah bla blah, baked cookies for Senators and staff" or "baked cookies for senators and staff" I'm getting differing o
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grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
posted at 2/11/2012 9:40 PM EST
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If I"m talking about state legislative people, generically, capitlization or no?
"blah bla blah, baked cookies for Senators and staff" or "baked cookies for senators and staff"
I'm getting differing oppinioins from my handbooks and the interwebz.
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Re: grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
posted at 2/11/2012 9:45 PM EST
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Job and occupation titles are not capitalized.
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Re: grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
posted at 2/12/2012 1:31 AM EST
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It would be "baked cookies for senators and staff" You would only capitalize if you refer to them by name specifically such as "we baked cookies for Senator Smith and his staff"
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Re: grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
posted at 2/12/2012 4:21 PM EST
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The other posters are right. It's a generic job title. You wouldn't say you made cookies for "Waitresses and Managers".
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Re: grammar question for bored grammarians (who probably won't answer until monday)
posted at 2/12/2012 8:57 PM EST
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That's what I was leaning toward, but the Mr. had me doubting myself. And the 'examples' in my style books were to vauge.
Good, did it right then :)
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