Comments on: Capitalization by Shonell Bacon

By: Shon Bacon

Shon Bacon — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:44:54 +0000

I get confused on some, too. I’m always with a grammar handbook when I write, lol
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By: tea

tea — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:48:06 +0000

I’m glad to see these capitalization rules. I always get confused. Sometimes I just don’t know.

By: Victoria Wells

Victoria Wells — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:07:41 +0000

This was a great post. Thank you much!

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By: Shon Bacon

Shon Bacon — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:42:37 +0000

Hey there, Donna…and others,

You know, I’ve seen ’scripts in which the pronouns referring to God are capitalized, and many conclude this is bad grammar.

A lot of people capitalize the pronoun because they have absolute respect for God and illustrate it in their writing of He and Him and His as it relates to God…and Jesus, too, for that matter.

The problem is no one has been consistent enough in rules to illustrate why (except to show how much respect we have for God) capitalizing the pronouns is a good idea.

It makes it hard to see the right way to capitalize when we look at versions of the Bible that have the pronouns capitalized and then other versions that do not. It makes it hard to see the right way to capitalize when some people don’t believe in God and go as far as to not even capitalize God let alone the pronouns that refer to God.

But for all grammatical purposes, you should lowercase pronouns for God.

By: Jennifer C.

Jennifer C. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:17:06 +0000

I believe it’s correct to capitalize He/Him when referring to God.
Great article as always, Shon. I learned this recently in an english class. And a refresher is always nice.

By: Linda Chavis

Linda Chavis — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:05:47 +0000

Excellent info

By: Lareeta

Lareeta — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:50:40 +0000

Great article, Shon. Can’t wait for punctuation because that and grammer are what I see a lot in my reading.

Lareeta

By: APOOO

APOOO — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:44:26 +0000

Good question…I work in a Press Office and we do…curious to hear what Shonie says.

By: DonnaD

DonnaD — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:21:36 +0000

My question relates to religious capitalization. When referencing God through pronouns, do you capitalize He, Him, etc., if they are not the first words of the sentence? e.g. If God wanted me to marry you, He would have spoken to me directly.