English capitalization rules: When to capitalize (Continuation)

 

English capitalization rules: When to capitalize

Days, months, and holidays

In English days and months are capitalized because they are proper nouns.

the first Sunday in April

When words like day or month are used generally, they are not capitalized. However, if they are part of a holiday name, they count as a proper noun and are capitalized.

What day is Father’s Day?

Initials and acronyms

Initials and acronyms combine the first letters of multiple words to make a new word. Typically, these use all capital letters.

WHO (World Health Organization)

UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)

However, some acronyms are used so often, they become separate words and use lowercase letters instead. For example, the word scuba started as an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus—now it’s a common word on its own, so it’s spelled in lowercase letters.

AUTHOR

Dr L Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore - 641020

Contact: 9944138137

e-mail ID: sureshenglit@rmv.ac.in