Y'all know that "President," Democrat," and "Republican" are supposed to be capitalized, don't you?

[Perry Logan]

Not trying to make trouble. Just my English-teacher reflexes taking over for a moment.

[Book Lover]

1. Then you certainly know that

"y'all" isn't a real word, don't you?

(I *am* trying to make trouble ;-) )

[Perry Logan]

4. Zounds!

[Book Lover]

9. Sheesh!

It's "God's wounds." Now c'mon and make an effort here!

[Perry Logan]

14. 'Slid!

[annabanana]

48. God's lids?. . . . n/t

[NoPasaran]

40. How can it not be a real word?

People use it all the time and its meaning is clear to those who hear it. Seems real enough to me.

Or does it just not have the approval of the Grammar Elite?

Fight the Power! Fight the Power!

[TomInTib]

44. I take it you're not from Texas.

Hell, even my Canadian girlfriend now says y'all.

I don't even know what the "proper" substitute term is.

"Youse guys"?

"All you fu*kers"?

I believe "y'all" is one of the most all-inclusive words in my vocabulary (which consists of at least 100 words).

[kansasblue]

51. When I was in Texas there was even " All y'all .... "

ya'll being singular or plural and so you added 'all' to make sure you included all of the 'y'all's.

[TomInTib]

55. Yep. I was trying to disguise my hicknicity.

I could go way out on that, don'tcha know?

When I was a kid, I said 'd'rectly' rather than 'soon'.

[Arkansas Granny]

54. When I first moved to Arkansas from Missouri I had a girl down

here ask me: "Y'all don't say y'all, do y'all?". That has stuck in my mind for over 40 years as one of the funniest questions I've ever been asked.

:D

[TomInTib]

59. I love it. nt

[TahitiNut]

61. !

It's a gaffe? Ketch on?

:silly:

[havocmom]

64. Looks yare,

y'all!

[TahitiNut]

65. Yare not just barkentine.

:silly:

[havocmom]

66. I bow to the master

:D

[TahitiNut]

67. We'll hoist some port, mate.

:hi: :rofl:

[havocmom]

68. OK, but I don't drink especially well. Doesn't take much to hit 3 sheets to the wind.

I tend to keel over

[shraby]

2. depends on if the person

who has the title has earned it.

[Snarkoleptic]

3. At the moment, I favor the pResident spelling.

[Shakespeare]

5. I'll get anal about capitalization as soon as....

....we can get everybody past the bigger grammar hurtle of saying (incorrectly) "democrat party." :banghead:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. I cheat.

I only call him Bush, so I don't have to capitalize that which he didn't earn.

:-)

MKJ

[L. Coyote]

7. What about Resident?

[Perry Logan]

8. Just in case anyone has a term paper or wants to write a letter to the editor.

[gollygee]

My understanding is that you should only capitalize "president"

when it is used as a title preceding someone's name.

So, "President Bush", but "the president".

[SoCalDem]

34. Yep.. when it's a general term it's NOT capitalized and of course

even when it's an appellation to george w booooosh's name, it most certainly does not deserve the capitalization..

Inmate Bush is one I would "get behind", though

:rofl:

[City Lights]

63. That's my understanding as well.

I was thrilled to hear President Clinton speak at the commencement ceremony.

William Jefferson Clinton, the former president, is speaking at the University of Illinois.

[Froward69]

10. yes I know

however I cannot for the life of me give republicans that inkling of respect. Democrats and the future President. (Go Joe) I can... but the current president I cannot. I will be happy to sit at the back of the class.

[libnnc]

11. Yes.

Am I concerned that it bothers you?

No.

Carry on teacher man.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. yes i know. and i dont care. this is a message board not my thesis.

[murielm99]

13. I don't capitalize

president bush, when I use his name at all. He is small, and he has not earned it. I usually shorten it to just *.

[hlthe2b]

15. where are you when folks confuse "hear" with "here"

and "there" with "their" among other very common errors that drive me up the wall? :shrug:

[Perry Logan]

18. I'm not a knuckle-rapper. I was just thinking that sometimes people might want to get published.

At which point, basic grammatical errors will pretty much blow your chances.

[hlthe2b]

32. I sort of think the errors I point out are a bit more consequential

than failure to capitalize...'Just seems if you want to make a point...... Oh, whatever....:shrug:

[NanceGreggs]

16. I also know that 'the president' is supposed to be duly elected ...

... therefore, using a capital 'P' in the word 'president' when it refers to Bush is, IMHO, both grammatically and morally incorrect.

Just sayin' ...

[Perry Logan]

22. Point taken. The word "president"--capitalized or not--doesn't even apply to him.

[NanceGreggs]

31. Agreed.

My husband and I have always referred to him as Resident or Occupant since he was installed in office - because we figured he was such an idiot, the only correspondence Cheney would ever let reach his desk would be the stuff marked 'Resident' or 'Occupant'.

By now, he probably has enough WalMart flyers and Publishers' Clearing House "You May Have Already WON!!!" letters to fill the entire Hellhole Ranch in Crawford.

[baldguy]

17. Capital-R Republicans aren't small-r republicans.

They're small-f fascists.

[Perry Logan]

19. And capital-F Fuckers.

[shadowknows69]

20. My therapist trumps your teachiness Mr. Logan

and she says I need to avoid all unnecessary stress. Including the time and effort it takes to constantly access the shift key.

[Perry Logan]

30. Talk to your health professional before trying any of Mr. Logan's techniques.

[Occam Bandage]

21. Thank you for putting the hyphen in English-teacher reflexes. I appreciate the details.

[Turbineguy]

23. All that is true

but we have our own langauge rules here.

Democrat(ic)
republican
president

moran
hugh
series

[Debi]

35. Casting asparagus n/t

[clovis29]

49. because Internet nomenclature says that lower case

indicates disdain... this is left over from Usenet days.

[AndyTiedye]

24. We Sometime Capitalize it a Little Differently for pResident Bush**

and I have trouble figuring out whether it should be Repiglickin' or Repiglicon.

[Cabcere]

38. For the pigs' sake, I'd vote for the second one.

:scared: Cruelty to animals and all, y'know. ;) :hi:

[GOPBasher]

25. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought, for example,

"President Bush" would be capitalized, but in saying "the president," it's not capitalized. I'm not sure though.

[Perry Logan]

28. You're right. By the book, the POTUS always gets capitalized, but not all presidents.

[petersjo02]

47. Yes, you are correct n/t

[livvy]

26. Does that mean I have to use capital letters for "lying weasel", too?

I think that's the only thing I ever call he who shall not be named.:evilgrin:

[hyphenate]

27. Capital idea!

Except that not one member of this administration deserves to be capitalized. And there are many Dems who also don't deserve my respect. I swore nearly 8 years ago that I would not capitalize "White House" until these assholes were out of the building.

All proper English aside (and I happen to be a union member of the grammar police), capitalization is only at the beginning of the sentence, when using a proper name when respect is valid, and that's about it! When the pukes are gone from sight, I'll happily capitalize properly again! :)

[Perry Logan]

29. Technically, the only way to refer to any Repugs is with a series of obscene noises.

[Zorra]

33. No. The word republican, when used in reference to the republican party,

or a member of the republican party, should never be capitalized unless it is used at the beginning of a sentence.

This rule of grammar began during the Reagan era, and is primarily employed by democracy loving individuals intending to show their intense lack of respect for fascists.

Just my fascist detesting reflexes taking over.

[maddiejoan]

36. President is not capitalized --

--when you use it for *

[Perry Logan]

37. Incidently, no less an author than F. Scott Fitzgerald was a terrible speller.

[Lorien]

39. And "Noone" is a surname. "No one" refers to "no person" or

"nobody".

[liberalmuse]

41. Yeah.

As a form of respect, or something like that. So is "god", supposedly. I don't believe in god, so there's really no point in hitting the "shift" key to avoid being smote. As long as Bush is president, "President" will remain lower case until someone worthy of the title holds the office once again. I would capitalize Bush, War Criminal, however, because he is worthy of that title.

[Raine]

42. Yeah that's why I always

capitalize "it" like this...pResident. :P

[Hydra]

43. As many writers will say:

"Learn the rules first before you start breaking them."

That said, capitalizing denotes some sort of respect or importance, and as such I feel I cannot capitalize any of those words currently.

president, republican, democrat...liars.

[Patsy Stone]

45. Nice post, hitler.

:)

[petersjo02]

46. Last I looked at the style guide

the word "president" is only capitalized when it precedes the name, such as "President Clinton." When just referring to the president in a sentence such as "The president will be speaking at a fund raiser this evening" no need to capitalize.

[rug]

50. e. e. cummings is my favorite poet.

[Cerridwen]

52. I purposely use lower-case for names and titles of those whom I have little

or no respect. I'm not much for name-calling so I use this subtle display of disrespect. Were we to have a verbal conversation, I would relay my disrespect through tone of voice; lower-case names and titles is my text version of this particular tone of voice.

[Spazito]

53. I capitalize Democrat, Democratic and President (if I am referring

to a President other than bush). I do not capitalize republican, repubs, bush because I do NOT want anyone to even think I respect for those people.

[HughMoran]

56. Yes.

Lack of capitalization is usually deliberate here...

[Blue-Jay]

57. WHAT IF I CAPITALIZE EVERYTHING?

WILL THAT GET ME SOME ATTENTION?

[Jackpine Radical]

58. i think sniffa does it right,

y'aLL.

[Evergreen Emerald]

60. I know, I just get lazy

see? punctuation, capitalization, spelling. it is all optional.

[madrchsod]

62. no ---i never capitalize

do you know how difficult that would be when i type with one finger while the other hand is propping up my head? i could use caps lock but i forget to take the lock off until i look up and see half my sentence is in caps...