Vice President is usually capitalized when it is a title that comes immediately before the name of the vice president of a country—e.g., Vice President Biden. When it is a title that applies to other types of vice presidents (e.g., vice presidents of companies and universities), it is rarely ... Read more
Seasons (capitalization)
Most edited publications do not capitalize the seasons of the year, and we know of no major style guide that recommends doing so. Spring, summer, autumn, fall, and winter are common nouns like any other. Think of them as similar to morning, afternoon, and night---terms that denote clearly defined ... Read more
E-book, ebook, eBook
As a term for books presented in electronic form, eBook is going out of style, at least in edited publications. As of early 2012, most American, Canadian, and Australian news publications that publish online are using the hyphenated, uncapitalized form, e-book. Meanwhile, most web-friendly British ... Read more
Internet (capitalization)
Many American style guides recommend capitalizing the first letter of Internet, and most major American publications (as well as many Canadian ones) do so. Outside North America, internet is rarely capitalized. The non-U.S. approach makes more sense. There is no good reason to capitalize ... Read more
Earth (capitalization)
When the noun earth refers to our planet, it is capitalized only when it's a proper noun (meaning it acts like a name and is not preceded by the---for example, everything on Earth). The word is not capitalized when it is a common noun (meaning it does not act like a name and is preceded by ... Read more
President (capitalization)
President is capitalized when it comes immediately before the name of a president of a country. It is not capitalized when it refers to a president but does not immediately precede the name. For example, note the contrast in these sentences: House Speaker John Boehner criticized President Barack ... Read more
God (capitalization)
God is capitalized when it functions as a name. In this use, God is a proper noun like any other name and does not take a definite or indefinite article. But in phrases like the Biblical god and a forgiving god, which do have articles, there's no need to capitalize god because it is a common noun ... Read more
Title capitalization
According to most English style guides, titles of books, publications, and works of art should always be capitalized---for example, What to Expect When You're Expecting, The New York Times, There Will Be Blood. Use up-style capitalization in these cases; that is, capitalize the first letter of the ... Read more
