CAPITALIZATION-RELATED ERRORS IN THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE

Jaime A. TEIXEIRA DA SILVA

doi:10.38173/RST.2023.25.1.9:109-111

CAPITALIZATION-RELATED ERRORS IN THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE

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Jaime A. TEIXEIRA DA SILVA¹

¹ Independent researcher, Ikenobe 3011-2, Kagawa-ken, 761-0799, Japan

Corresponding author: [email protected]

DOI https://doi.org/10.38173/RST.2023.25.1.9:109-111

Received 01 February 2023

Revised -

Accepted 03 March 2023

Available Online 15 March 2023

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. T HIS LETTER BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHTS TWO CATEGORIES OF ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPITALIZATION: 1) THE LACK OF C APITALIZATION WHERE IT IS REQUIRED; 2) THE INCLUSION OF CAPITALIZATION WHEN IT SHOULD NOT EXIST OR SHOULD NOT BE USED.

Keywords

COMMON VERSUS PROPER NOU NS COPYEDITING ERROR ANALYSIS

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