Spelling/grammer advice

joejoem · 10-10-2005 9:20am #1

A Case Of Fine French Wine

When offered as a prize, is it incorrect to have each word in capital letters? And if so why?

Sorry to put this in after hours but this is to resolve an argument!

Illegal Alien · 10-10-2005 9:32am

Unless the prize is being given out at the national grammer rodio, i doubt whoever wins it will give a toss...If It Looks Good Then Do It, if not, then don't.

But personally, give me wine.

rabbitinlights · 10-10-2005 9:36am

Its not "incorrect" but most companys who use signs and posters all do it all the time, its juts makes it look better when its printed, Each Word Stands Out.

S.

joejoem · 10-10-2005 9:43am

Thank You Very Much

robinph · 10-10-2005 9:47am

...and it's grammar.

Illegal Alien · 10-10-2005 9:58am

lol...I made that mistake too....I guess it's a good thing I wasn't referring to the national spelling rodio so.

Mr. Presentable · 10-10-2005 10:10am

Illegal Alien wrote:

lol...I made that mistake too....I guess it's a good thing I wasn't referring to the national spelling rodio so.

Rodeo, or was it meant to be ironic....

impr0v · 10-10-2005 10:35am

'Of' shouldn't be capitalised.

Dave · 10-10-2005 10:48am

The way I understood it was that, of, if, and etc. shouldn't be capitalised in titles.

MorningStar · 10-10-2005 10:57am

It is incorrect there are rules.
Basically all the major words should be capatalised but the minor are not in a title (a, the, of etc..)
At best it could have been "A Case of French Wine". If that was the title of the competition
At worst it should have been " A case of French wine" which is probably what it should have been.
Signs are made by people some know correct grammar some don't. Some may be done so for artist reasons but I would say most is out of ignorance. I am terrible at typing so I spell baddly when typing but general internet chat should be considered like spoken english.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_caps.html
For the rules.

Ann Elk · 10-10-2005 11:57am

For a thread about correct grammar the majority of the posts contain examples of particularly sh*te grammar - what is the written language coming to?

Oh, the irony of it all

merritt · 10-10-2005 12:02pm

Ann Elk wrote:

For a thread about correct grammar the majority of the posts contain examples of particularly sh*te grammar - what is the written language coming to?

Oh, the irony of it all

No doubt, Ann, you deliberately omitted the comma between 'grammar' and 'the'. I'm sure that you are well aware of the custom of separating with a comma an independent clause and an introductory phrase.

Illegal Alien · 10-10-2005 12:08pm

0wned. <<< FULL STOP.

Ann Elk · 10-10-2005 12:08pm

Well spotted merritt, of course it was intentional. *whistles, shifty glances*

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