i thought it was only proper names and certain exceptions that were capitalised andf that it did not apply to adjectives but the Sun did that today and their proofreading is invariably perfect-tell me
2006-09-04 09:54:10 · 10 answers · asked by Patrick O 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TiVO & DVRs
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH DVD/TIVO...THE CATEGORY YOU POSTED IN?
PEOPLE FROM ENGLAND ARE ENGLISH (CAP. E), LIKE PEOPLE FROM THE U.S. ARE AMERICANS (CAP A).
2006-09-04 19:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by mchaz60 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is no more an "adjective" than is French, Spanish, German, or what ever. It has become the universal language though, for a L-O-N-G time that was Latin, then for a shorter time it was French. Like it or not, now it IS English.
2006-09-04 17:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all languages and nationalities and countries are spelt with a capital letter. The fact that it is used as an adjective is irrelevant.
2006-09-04 09:58:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can the word English be an adjective....what nonsense!! Of course it is spelt with a capital E
2006-09-07 00:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by heleneaustin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's the name of something, its capitalized. How can you use English as an adjective? If its English teas, its saying where its from, not what the tea tastes like.
2006-09-04 10:00:10 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wee bit too Oxford English Dictionary for the folk on Yahoo..is this Question..
2006-09-04 10:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that as an adjective it should be in lower case but if it isnt it's capitalised. But don't quote me on that.
2006-09-04 10:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is an English word therefore we English speaking people who speak English enjoy rubbing in that English fact
2006-09-04 09:56:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,most countries speak english,it is much higher ranking than any other language!!!tabloids are pretty rubbish at english and spelling anyway,
2006-09-07 00:08:18 · answer #9 · answered by sanders_sammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes why? don`t you capitalise the a in american
2006-09-04 09:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Hitman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋