Names
Capitalize
generic
terms
when
they
are
used
as
part
of
a
proper
name.
Gray’s
Lake
Atlantic
Ocean
Locust
Street
the
Statue
of
Liberty
New
York
State
East
Coast
West
Coast
Craftsman
Era
Victorian
Age
Lowercase
generic
terms
when
they
are
used
descriptively
or
to
define.
Atlantic
and
Pacific
oceans
on
lakes
Superior
and
Erie
the
streets
Locust
and
Grand
chapters
1
and
2
(but
Chapter
1
and
Chapter
2)
in
rows
3
and
4
(but
in
Row
3
or
Row
4)
Better
Homes
and
Gardens®
magazine
Lowercase
generic
terms
used
alone
for
the
whole
name,
even
if
the
meaning
is
specific.
the
St.
Louis
Arch
(the
arch)
the
Statue
of
Liberty
(the
statue)
EXCEPTIONS:
the
Canal
(Panama
Canal)
the
Channel
(the
English
Channel)
the
District
(the
District
of
Columbia)
the
Falls
(Niagara
Falls)
the
Gulf
(Gulf
of
Mexico)
the
Islands
(Philippine
or
Hawaiian
Islands)
If
in
doubt
about
generic
terms,
lowercase
them.
Capitalization,
SR5.1
Acronyms,
SR5.2
After
colons,
SR5.3
Directions
and
regions,
SR5.4
Heads
and
titles,
SR5.5
Names,
SR5.6
Web
sites,
SR5.7
Zones,
SR5.8
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