CAPITALIZATION RULES FOR ENGLISH

	Capitalization Rules for English
English Examples	Capitalization Rules FOR ENGLISH
Life is good. Aren't words fun?	Initial letter of first word in sentence
God, Islam, Buddha, Jehovah	Initial letter of a religion, religious figure and religious objects
Sir Henry, Lord Nelson; Your Highness	Initial letter of title of respect when used with name
President Clinton, Speaker of the Senate	Initial letter of title when followed by name of person
Joe, Bill, Sue, Nancy, IndoDic, TruAlfa	Initial letters of proper names
London, Germany, Spanish, Negro, Hispanic	Initial letters of names of places, languages, ethnic groups
Monday, July, Halloween, Labor Day	Initial letter of days of week, months, holidays & historical events
Mount Vesuvius, Niagara Falls, Ayers Rock	Initial letters of geographic places when used with name itself
Dr., Mr., Sr.	Initial letters of titles abbreviated
Mother Teresa	Initial letters of personal pronouns when used in respectful way
Dear Sir:, Sincerely Yours; Best Regards;	Salutations and closings of letters
TEFL, UN, APEC, NASA	Acronyms usually
English Only Rules
Personal pronoun "I" always capitalized
English Examples- Not Capitalized	Rules - When to Not Capitalize
to, from, for, the, a, an, the	1. certain short words in titles that aren't in first position
french fries, polish sausage	2. names aren't capitalized when used in descriptive names
	3. Capital letter not used for names that have prefixes added