It's for english class.
2007-10-08 10:14:55 · 28 answers · asked by icyblondsk8rchic 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
de Sade.
2007-10-08 10:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dear Carlos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could use 'earth' as an example. If it's not capitalized, it means 'soil'. When it is written as 'Earth' it refers to the planet we live on.
Most people agree that (in English, at least) any noun that refers to a particular thing should be capitalised but nouns which refer to people, places or things in general should not be. I can't think of any proper noun that should not be capitalized.
Others have mentioned e.e. cummings. There was a series of poems about a cockroach and a cat which the author (Don Marquis) wrote as if they were written by the cockroach with his head. The cockroach couldn't hold down the shift key, so he wrote his name as 'archie' and the cat's as 'mehitabel'.
2007-10-08 10:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
e.e. cummings
As far as I know, that is the ONLY 'proper noun' that doesn't start with a capital letter. e.e. cummings was an American poet who NEVER used any capitals in his poetry, and even spelled his 'name' (the proper noun) using lowercase letters. By the way, the word 'English' is a 'proper noun' and should be capitalized!
2007-10-08 10:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all proper nouns or capitalized, but depending on the context a noun that is proper can be just a regular noun. Example, Earth the planet and earth meaning dirt.
2007-10-08 10:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by avkedav 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proper nouns always start with a capital letter!
2007-10-08 10:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by tammy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, a proper noun always begins with a capital letter no matter where it is in the sentence.
2007-10-08 10:18:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of an english word, but the spanish last name "de Leon" is a proper noun.
2007-10-08 10:21:57 · answer #7 · answered by LadyPerk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's impossible! ALL proper nouns HAVE to start with a capital letter. Gosh, I learned that in daycare!
2007-10-08 10:18:49 · answer #8 · answered by Mickey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some English surnames that begin with ff; e.g., ffinch; however, ffinch is also spelled Ffinch. There is a longer list of names beginning with ff at the source cited below.
Webster's biographical dictionary lists Charles John ffoulkes, 1863-1947.
2007-10-08 10:29:55 · answer #9 · answered by anobium625 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
proper noun
2007-10-08 10:18:14 · answer #10 · answered by Khamani says R.I.P. Sean Taylor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossible.
2007-10-08 11:23:35 · answer #11 · answered by baby_face_paris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋