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The beginning of a sentence should always be capitalized. In general the use of capitalization in technical writing should be confined to the following two criteria:
Ex: John Doe. Chief Executive Officer. Doctor Johnson. San Jose, California. English.
Ex: Chapter One. Section Five. Energy Consumption 1900-1927.
Every word that starts off a sentence must be capitalized.
Seasons are commonly believed to need to be capitalized. They should not be.
It is incorrect to capitalize the word "city" or "town" if it appears before a proper noun.
Ex. The city of New York. vs. New York City.
You should capitalize geographical regions, but not cardinal directions.
Capitalize people’s titles ONLY when they appear before the name.
Incorrect: He was unable to erase the Whiteboard because someone had written on it with a sharpie.
Correct: He was unable to erase the whiteboard because someone had written on it with a Sharpie.
Explanation: Whiteboard should not be capitalized as it is not a proper noun. Sharpie, however, refers to a specific brand and type of marker and should be capitalized.
Incorrect: John Muir headed North on the Colorado River.
Correct: John Muir headed north on the Colorado River.
Explanation: Cardinal directions should not be capitalized.
Incorrect: Roosevelt divided the Grand Canyon into the north and south regions.
Correct: Roosevelt divided the Grand Canyon into the North and South regions.
Explanation: Names of geographical regions should be capitalized.
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Homan, C. (2011). Capitalization. San Jose State University Writing Center. https://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/docs/handouts/Semicolons%20Revised.pdf.
Markel, M. H., & Selber, S. A. (2021). Technical communication (12th ed.). Bedford/St. Martin's.