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A proper noun or proper name is a noun representing a unique entity as opposed to a common noun, which represents a class of entities or non-unique instances of that class. Proper nouns are usually, but not invariably, capitalized in English.

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My wife claims it's incorrect to say "we'll be over at Smiths' house." I think this may be a regional thing, but she claims the article is required: "we'll be over at the Smiths' house.&...
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EDIT: Based on the comments to this post, I would like to refer to a few similar and partially related questions: Should we capitalize Prisoner's Dilemma and when? Proper Noun Capitalization for ...
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So for context, I'm in a team translating a work from Japanese, and we're coming across a bunch of oddly named groups. We're finding ourselves in disagreement on when and why members of a group can or ...
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I am writing a piece about Central Park in New York City. "Central Park" is a proper noun and should be capitalized. Here's my question: when I use "the park" (or "the Park&...
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So, for a few years now, the country that was formerly known as Turkey wants the be known as Türkiye. International organisations like the United Nations, the OECD, and the World Bank Group seem to ...
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When examining algorithms like the Decision Tree Classifier, should it be capitalized as "Decision Tree Classifier (DTC)" or written in lowercase as "decision tree classifier (DTC)"...
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I was reading the Wikipedia article for Joe Arridy and near the bottom it mentions an organization called "Friends of Joe Arridy", and then instead of restating the entire proper noun, it's ...
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I notice that people often use "gold" and "diamond" in lower case. Yet as far as I see it these are all "proper names" of an abstract idea and really ought to be ...
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“M'hemed Housseine Fantar (Archeologist) described”, or “the archaeologist M'Hemed Housseine Fantar described”?
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I have a son named James. James has a toy. When I speak and refer to his toy, should I say "Jaymz toy" or "Jaymz-iz toy?" Please avoid telling me how to spell it; I understand it ...
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Is the in eg. The Gambia, The Guardian, The ICJ, The United States,... considered a determiner or is it a part of the proper noun?
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I've perused this site already and found that nicknames are generally capitalized when used in direct address, except in cases where they are terms of endearment (sweetheart, darling, etc.), and even ...
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I'd love to research more of these instances of naming something after what it is. What is this called? Where can I find other examples?
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If I have an aunt named Jane, then I would write "Aunt Jane," where "Aunt" is capitalized because it is part of a proper noun. If I have two aunts that are named Jane, would I ...
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In English, it's customary to italicize the names of vessels, aircraft, and spacecraft, e.g. USS Oklahoma, B-17 Ye Olde Pub, and space shuttle Discovery. Does that also apply to specific aircraft ...
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