Seems to me like half of us do and half of us don't.
Is it january or January?
Is it Autumn or autumn?
2007-08-11 07:52:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In American English, months are capitalized but seasons are not.
January, autumn (fall)
2007-08-11 17:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by hoptoad 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was taught at primary school to use capitals for days of the week and for months. All proper nouns require capitalisation.
I have researched the seasons and they are not proper nouns, therefore autumn does not require capitalisation - unless of course it was the first word of a sentence. I am referring here to British English!
2007-08-11 08:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Raymo 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can't believe what I'm reading here.
If you're taking a vote put me into days and months capitalised, seasons no!
Blue Apple would get away with it in German (every noun is spelt with a capital) but I'd hate to see her English.
Trust me, I'm an old guy, we learnt these things in school.
2007-08-11 08:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm with PT on this. Over-promotion of the way Filipinos celebrate Christmas just might turn around and make Christmas lose its spirit all together. The Christmas season shouldn't technically start till like December since that would be the month of the celebration.
2016-05-19 23:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to english grammar you are supposed to capitalise months and days. Seasons are only capitalised when they are the first word in a sentence.
But you cand make anything of it. It is subject to tour own will.
2007-08-11 12:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jean-Michel de G. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, both should be capitalized. Most do not capitalize seasons though. Kinda silly.
Spring, capitalized to distinguish it from the other definitions of the same word, i.e., "The cat can spring fast."
Summer, probably not necessary to capitalize.
Fall, again to specify what you are referring to.
Winter, no, because winter only means winter.
If you said springtime, that would not be capitalized. Hope this helped. ( I also could be wrong about the seasons). But I am not. I was not aware that this was a question from England. In the US, we also spell the word capitalize and not capitalise. I am sorry if I have offended so many people. It looks like there is a toss-up on this question anyway.
Everyone, good luck to the winner. This was an interesting question and it is appearing to brew some hostility, so I think I will
"Let it be."
2007-08-11 07:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋
As I understand it, months are meant to have capital letters at the beginning, but not seasons. Eg, an example of a summer month is July.
2007-08-11 07:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by Jude 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yup it would be January and Autumn
2007-08-11 12:36:02 · answer #8 · answered by sammy the squib 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
January and autumn =)
I think some people are just too lazy to capitalise =)
2007-08-11 08:01:02 · answer #9 · answered by sparkle 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm putting my vote in for months being capatalized, but not seasons.
2007-08-12 06:51:54 · answer #10 · answered by super_deformed_girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋