Capitalize names and other proper nouns.
Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, the Queen of England, the President of the United States, the Hadmaster of Eton, Doctor Mathews, Professor Samuels.
Note: the personal pronoun “I” always written with a capital letter.
Titles of works, books, etc.
War and Peace, The Merchant of Venice, Crime and Punishment, Tristan and Isolde.
Months of the year, days of the week, holidays, BUT NOT seasons:
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Tom’s birthday is in June.
Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
I hate Mondays!
Holidays: Christmas, Boxing Day, Easter, May Day, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day.
Oh, no! I firgot about Valentine’s Day!
Don’t capitalize seasons
The names of seasons, however, are not proper nouns, so there’s no need to capitalize them: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
I hate winter! Having a summer birthday is the best.
Geographical names... names of countries and continents: America, China, Africa, England, Peru, Europe, Scotland, Albania, Asia.
Names of regions, states, districts, etc: Sussex, Provence, Florida, California, Tuscany, Costa Brave, Queensland, Vaud, Tyrol
Names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes, etc: the Atlantic, Lake Leman, the Rhine, the Dead Sea, Lake Victoria, the Thames, the Pasific, Lake Michigan, the Nile.
Names of geographical formations: the Himalayas, the Alps, the Sahara.
Adjectives relating to nationality nouns: France – French music, Australia – Australian animals, Germany – German literature, Arabia – Arabic writing, Indonesia – Indonesian poetry, China – Chinese food.
Names of streets, buildings, parks, cities, towns, villages, etc.: London, Florence, Vancouver, Cape Town, Bath, Wellington, Rome, Wagga Wagga, Peking, Park Lane, George Street, Hyde Park, Central venue, Sydney Opera House, the Empire State Building, Pall Mall, Central Park, Wall Street
Capitalize time periods and events (sometimes)
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