Tanya Trusler Author. November 1, at pm. Wondering about titles of sovereigns and other rulers? The rules are similar. Here are some examples from the Chicago Manual of Style, section 8. Tara Benwell Author. November 6, at am. Thanks, Tanya! What about 'the pope'? But today I'm writing about a different pope — the new pope of Egypt. I'm pretty sure I can refer to him as 'Egypt's new pope'. Is that right? Yep, the same rules apply. You should say 'Egypt's new pope.
I think some people choose to say 'the Pope' as an exception, similar to the exception above with 'the President,' for emphasis. November 28, at am. Good question, Tara! We don't need to capitalize 'civil rights movement. Others, more recent or known by their generic descriptions, are usually lowercased. If in doubt, do not capitalize. I'm always able to look up specific instances like this, so if you or anyone else have questions, let me know!
January 10, at pm. Should I write George H. Bush senior or Senior? Of course, I'm also wondering about junior. January 11, at am. The Chicago Manual of Style, section 6. So it would be 'George H. Bush Sr. By the way, the Chicago Manual of Style, section I have seen both ways used often, though.
January 25, at am. I just came back to this post again. I noticed that in our MLK lesson plan there is a comma before Jr. Some people use a comma before Jr. February 15, at am. How about the US Embassy?
It's capitalized, right? February 19, at am. Feedback Dictionary. Word of the Day. Meanings Meanings. Previous "Sparkling Water" vs.
Should president be capitalized? When not to capitalize president Other than those cases, president should be lowercase. Do you capitalize vice president , president-elect , and former president? Do you capitalize the titles of non-governmental presidents? If used as a common noun, then the word president is lowercased such as in the following sentences:.
According to English capitalization rules, proper nouns are always capitalized. Therefore, when referring to a person with the title President, always capitalize the word. To learn more about proper title capitalization rules, give our free title capitalization tool a try. What if you are referring to the current president specifically?
Ugh: My keyboard changes things and I miss it sometimes! I disagree. The word mother is not used as a title unless you were speaking of Mother Teresa and in that case, it would be capitalized. I was taught that if the word was part of a religious or a governmental title then, it should be capitalized. If it was in reference to a commoner then, it should be lower case.
The President of Mexico is an official title so, it is capitalized. President of IBM if it appears in the middle of a sentence or by itself should be lower case, as well. It is not use in reference to a governmental nor religious position. This is totally NOT what we were taught in school.
When referring to the President of the United States, we were taught it that out of reverence and patriotism the Office of President of the U. I do not capitalize it when referring to the chief executive of a private corporation, even a very large one.
I totally concur, my friend. It shows respect for the office.
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