CAPITALIZATION-RELATED ERRORS IN THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE
CAPITALIZATION-RELATED ERRORS IN THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE

Summary/Abstract: IN THIS LETTER, THE ISSUE OF CAPITALIZATION IN ENGLISH SCIENCE WRITING IS BRIEFLY DEBATED. IN SOME INSTANCES, CAPITALIZATION IS USED SENSU STRICTO, SUCH AS FOR PROPER NOUNS, BUT IT MIGHT ALSO BE FOUND TO DEFINE A SPECIFIC JOURNAL STYLE, TO ACCENTUATE THE SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF A WORD. THIS LETTER BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHTS TWO CATEGORIES OF ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPITALIZATION: 1) THE LACK OF CAPITALIZATION WHERE IT IS REQUIRED; 2) THE INCLUSION OF CAPITALIZATION WHEN IT SHOULD NOT EXIST OR SHOULD NOT BE USED.

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