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Nazism and Fascism, when should those words be capitalized? I'm writing a paper on racial identity in Fascism and it's relation to Nazism, but I can't seem to figure out if those two words should always be capitalized in a sentence. I've looked through several of my sources and some capitalize Fascism all the time while others don't. Nazism, however, is always capitalized. Should "fascism" be capitalized like Nazism or is it completely up to the writer? ... (Asked by Deena)
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Actually, I believe that fascism is more accurately descriptive of a set of general beliefs rather than a specific people, whereas "Nazism" is an historical reference to a group of people. I don't know for certain that one is more correct than the other, but in the reading I have done the word Nazi and any derivative thereof is capitalized and fascism or any derivative thereof is not....(Answered by Nico)

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Why is the word Internet capitalized? When written properly, it is capitalized. Is it like a place? How? If it's a place, is Al Gore king of Internet? There's no way to actualy go to the Internet... But we are connected to the Internet... To answer your question, I like to elaborate to help people answer my question. ... (Asked by Knee)
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Because Internet is a specific one of a kind item. Therefore, it is a proper noun. Nouns name people, places, and things. Every noun can further be classified as common or proper. A proper noun has two distinctive features: 1) it will name a specific [usually a one-of-a-kind] item, and 2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence. A common noun names general items. The important thing to remember is that common nouns are general names. Thus, they are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a title. Proper nouns, ...(Answered by mel)

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Should the word "will" be capitalized? A co-worker says that the word "will" should be capitalized when it is talking about the thing that is read after someone dies such as "Mrs. Smith has left the school some money in her Will." I disagree, but can find nothing that discusses it either way. Can someone point me to a definite answer? ... (Asked by thejen_i)
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Unless her "Will" is her husband, I would say no capital....(Answered by Miss Jamie)

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Should von be capitalized? The last name is von Schroeder, but it is in the beginning of a sentence. Should I capitalize von if it is at the beginning of a sentence? Here is the sentence: "von Schroeder used the most inferior point on the glenoid fossa which is slightly superior to the inferior glenoid tubercle." ... (Asked by cb)
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Yes, you should. It is customary to capitalise von or van at the beginning of a sentence ... and it looks way better into the bargain....(Answered by Bethany)

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is American Cities capitalized in a sentence? like "In order to improve living conditions in our american cities, our society must do something concerning the problems of the United States." is it capitalized? ... (Asked by abby_dawn2003)
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American would be capitalized. Nationalities are ALWAYS capitalized. Cities would not be....(Answered by Ashley F)

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Why are there words in a sentence capitalized that I don't want to be capitalized...? When I write a sentence and an abbreviated word (with a period) the next letter of the next word following is always capitalized...and it really shouldn't be...what can I do to correct thisi [This doesn't happen when I write on this particular Question and Answer site...and I don't know why?] However; for instance this is an example: 'It was 2 A.M. before I got to bed last night.' If I am writing just a normal e-mail or anything else, the ' b' on before would have been capitalized...how can I change ... (Asked by Happy Gardener)
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I've only seen this happen in my SMS with T9, and Microsoft Word does it if you use return to go to the next line rather than text wrapping it will automatically capitalize the first word of the next line and then question my grammar. There must be a way to change the settings/preferences so that it won't automatically correct or format for you. It might be helpful if you indicate which program this occurs in....(Answered by HearKat)

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is "northerners" capitalized? in the sentence, "I imagine northerners as people who like cold weather." should "northerners" be capitalized? ... (Asked by ilovethebeach85)
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No, no, no. You do not capitalize 'northerners'. Points of the compass and seasons of the year are not capitalized. ....(Answered by cliffordex)

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occuations capitalized? in the English language. Do we capitalize a person's occupation? such as she's an "academic advisor" or "Academic Advisor"? ... (Asked by Chiquita)
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No, unless it is used as a title, ie Timberwolf, Psychologist or Timberwolf is a psychologist....(Answered by Timberwolf)

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what letters should be capitalized in this sentence? What letters should be capitalized in this sentence?: What roles have Catholics had in the formation in the United States? ... (Asked by Zoo York)
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It's right the way it is. Although, it should say 'in the formation of the United States'....(Answered by dream_girl)

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Are subjects such as Calculus and Computer Science, Mathematics proper nouns are therefore capitalized? Should computer science, mathematics, calculus be capitalized? ... (Asked by questionqueen)
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You wrote them correctly in your first question. Since they are all proper nouns, as a rule, they should always be capitalized. c",...(Answered by DC Fanatic)

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