~ Cap Opinion

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<< From: " Valued Compaq Customer " <ruf-caimi@...>

I put a cap on Mom, the other night in

class the professor got mad at me for capping Mom and Grandmom. I told him

to deal with it, some terms should always be capped. He only gave me a B-

for my paper and probably my big mouth. >>

I also cap certain words, like Mom and Dad when they are the subject I am

talking about. I think that Mom and Dads and Grandparents have *earned* their

right to be acknowledged that way! Next time tell your professor to stick a

sock in his cap! (giggle)

Question for everyone: Who thinks that these words should be capped? For

example:

Did Connie go to the grocery store?

Did mom go to the grocery store?

or

Did Mom go to the grocery store?

We cap " Connie's " name, why shouldn't " Mom " be capped also when it is used

the same way? When Connie is our subject: Connie lives in Oregon State.

Should we not cap Oregon? Of course we do. (Did I make sense to anyone?)

Shrug, my opinion,

~ =)