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neilmac
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Whereabouts on the proz site is the most appropriate to discuss or seek help about language usage issues like grammar and vocabulary, etc?
I've just spent (wasted ) 10 minutes fruitlessly looking for somewhere to discuss capitalization in English.
| | | | Suzan Hamer 
Netherlands
Local time: 09:17
English
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| How about the proofreading/editing forum? | Nov 23, 2013 |
Chances are people who know about grammar and word usage, etc. will see it.
[Edited at 2013-11-23 12:24 GMT]
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:17
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Couldn't find it | Nov 23, 2013 |
I didn't see anywhere to click the last time I looked...
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 03:17
Spanish to English
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| Another possibility... | Nov 23, 2013 |
...would be to post the term/issue of concern as an "English-English" query. In my view, this function has not been properly exploited to address usage issues that native speakers have, and instead tends to be overwhelmingly characterized by posts from those using English as a second-language (who tend to post questions that even minimally proficient native speakers can easily answer).
| | | | Tony M
France
Local time: 09:17
Member
French to English
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SITE LOCALIZER | Perhaps we could start a thread for this sort of query? | Nov 23, 2013 |
We are always coming across questions that don't really fit in the KudoZ forum — for example, questions about capitalization or punctuation, or about quotations — and it seems as if it might be useful to have a thread for just that; not a highly structured format like KudoZ, but just an open thread, more like 'Word reference', for example.
It would be great if people whose questions didn't fit in KudoZ might be redirected there; a link to it might even be included on the 'questi... See more We are always coming across questions that don't really fit in the KudoZ forum — for example, questions about capitalization or punctuation, or about quotations — and it seems as if it might be useful to have a thread for just that; not a highly structured format like KudoZ, but just an open thread, more like 'Word reference', for example.
It would be great if people whose questions didn't fit in KudoZ might be redirected there; a link to it might even be included on the 'question asking' form, like "Is your question really suitable for KudoZ? If not, try here: ..." ▲ Collapse
| | | | Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 09:17
Italian to English
In memoriam | Just out of interest... | Nov 23, 2013 |
... what was your question?
Daniela could then move it, if necessary. If it's about capitalisation conventions, the proofreading forum is probably most appropriate, as she says.
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:17
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks for posting that link. I don't know why it isn't easier to access these things around the proz site
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:17
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Idle curiosity | Nov 23, 2013 |
Giles Watson wrote:
... what was your question?
Daniela could then move it, if necessary. If it's about capitalisation conventions, the proofreading forum is probably most appropriate, as she says.
Nothing world shattering, I just wanted to know if "university" should be capitalised when it's used as an adjective (a university student vs a University student). In the end I just made my own decision (a university student). I usually bounce this sort of thing off a couple of friends and colleagues but none of them were (was?) available at the time.
[Edited at 2013-11-23 20:26 GMT]
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:17
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Robert Forstag wrote:
...would be to post the term/issue of concern as an "English-English" query. In my view, this function has not been properly exploited to address usage issues that native speakers have, and instead tends to be overwhelmingly characterized by posts from those using English as a second-language (who tend to post questions that even minimally proficient native speakers can easily answer).
Good idea, must try it sometime
Tony's suggestion also sounds good to me.
[Edited at 2013-11-23 20:28 GMT]
[Edited at 2013-11-23 20:28 GMT]
| | | | Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 09:17
Italian to English
In memoriam | Unless your style guide of choice says different... | Nov 23, 2013 |
neilmac wrote: Giles Watson wrote:
... what was your question?
Daniela could then move it, if necessary. If it's about capitalisation conventions, the proofreading forum is probably most appropriate, as she says.
Nothing world shattering, I just wanted to know if "university" should be capitalised when it's used as an adjective (a university student vs a University student). In the end I just made my own decision (a university student). I usually bounce this sort of thing off a couple of friends and colleagues but none of them were (was?) available at the time. [Edited at 2013-11-23 20:26 GMT]
... the "university" in "university student" is a generic adjective and there is no reason to capitalise it. If, on the other hand, you are talking about a specific university, you might want to capitalise "University" if it is used attributively as part of the institution's name, e.g. "a University of Cambridge student".
FWIW
| | | | | Wordreference | Nov 23, 2013 |
Hi Neilmac,
apart from ProZ, I enjoy the forums of Wordreference, I don't know you, but I like that site. There you can post grammar/capitalisation etc. questions as well.
http://forum.wordreference.com/
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Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 09:17
Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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| Linguistics? | Nov 24, 2013 |
I believe this sort of queries used to be posted in the Linguistics forum.
I have a similar question, when would subjects be capitalized and when not, eg. Geography, history etc? When in general context they are not capitalized, and when referred to as school subjects then they are? Is this correct and is there anything else to add? I've seen varied uses, not always systematic.
| | | | Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 09:17
Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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Giles Watson wrote: neilmac wrote: Giles Watson wrote:
... what was your question?
Daniela could then move it, if necessary. If it's about capitalisation conventions, the proofreading forum is probably most appropriate, as she says.
Nothing world shattering, I just wanted to know if "university" should be capitalised when it's used as an adjective (a university student vs a University student). In the end I just made my own decision (a university student). I usually bounce this sort of thing off a couple of friends and colleagues but none of them were (was?) available at the time. [Edited at 2013-11-23 20:26 GMT] ... the "university" in "university student" is a generic adjective and there is no reason to capitalise it. If, on the other hand, you are talking about a specific university, you might want to capitalise "University" if it is used attributively as part of the institution's name, e.g. "a University of Cambridge student". FWIW
Yes, but what about capitalization to stress something or when talking about a concept?
| | | | Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 09:17
Member
Catalan to English
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neilmac wrote:
Whereabouts on the proz site is the most appropriate to discuss or seek help about language usage issues like grammar and vocabulary, etc?
I've just spent (wasted ) 10 minutes fruitlessly looking for somewhere to discuss capitalization in English.
The need for a format that allows a freer, more detailed and expansive exchange of ideas on certain matters has only relatively recently been given some leeway, with the introduction of the "Discussion" section in Kudoz.
A small step for Proz in the right direction.
In my 12 years on this site, I've never seen a "Kudoz-type" question receive as many responses (100+) as a recent thread on English usage as "Declare" ....for example.
(Note to Proz. There are many professionals who couldn't care less about PointZ and are allergic to the constraints of the Kudoz format, but would be more than willing to engage in an exchange of ideas just for the sake of it.
These people are valuable and should not be ignored.)
Tony M.'s idea would be the way to go.
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