If you are referring to french people, or the language, then it should be capitalized. Capitalize terms like magic markers, bandaid, scotch tape, and. On the other hand, four out of five examples of the phrase french fries in the oxford english dictionary have the word french capitalized, and the. My coworker and i have had a discussion over whether the phrase should be french fries or french fries. Do you capitalize french fries in a sentence answers. The spelling internet has become commonly used, as the word nearly always refers to the. If youre using french fries as in the food, then keeping lower case makes sense, but if youre saying french fries as in the fries of the french, then capitalizing is good. On the other hand, four out of five examples of the phrase french fries in the oxford english dictionary have the word french capitalized, and the entry in the merriamwebster online dictionary has french fry lowercase, but notes that french is often capitalized.
Unraveling the mystery of capitalizing french titles. Editorial style guide communications lafayette college. It is capitalized because the name does relate directly to the emmental region where the cheese originated. The reason for this is probably one of the great mysteries of our time, but it may have something to do with the french wanting nothing to do with the term. Feb 06, 2014 posted in capitalizing, french friesfrench fries at 6. Titles of songs, books, stories, and other named works should be capitalized. Types of words to always capitalize readers digest. Ap stylebook adds food section, teaches you how to. Jul 31, 2014 it is capitalized because the name does relate directly to the emmental region where the cheese originated. Thus, the word french modifies the currency as a proper adjective. Translation for french fries in the free english french dictionary and many other french translations.
Jun 30, 2019 should the f be capitalized in french fries. So i think you should capitalize it depending on the meaning used. Verb taking a direct objectfor example, say something. Jun 29, 2011 if youre writing something like, french braids, or french fries, does the french need to be capitalized. Generally, we capitalize national words in such terms. The french would never have been responsible for something as far down the food scale as french fries, so the word french should not be capitalized. Le premier mot dune phrase anglaise devrait etre en majuscule.
The supersecret way to find capitalized words in word. But if it were that simple, then writers would no longer be capitalizing french kiss and brussels sprouts, since no one associates tonguekissing with france or little baby cabbages with belgium. The first word of an english sentence should be capitalized. For example, in the sentence, i enjoy eating french food, the word french should be capitalized, so you will type french. Publishers have different conventions regarding the capitalization of internet versus internet.
French fry definition is a strip of potato typically cooked by being fried in deep fat. Capitalize definition, to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter. Capitalize the first word of a sentence and proper nounsthe names of people. The american word for pommes frites a belgian sidedish consisting of deepfried, fingerlength pieces of potatoes, served hot and salted. It does seem like it would be more consistent with things like french toast and french dressing, which are capitalized for example by merriam webster and the american heritage dictionary, despite them both using the lowercase french fry. In english, important words and words that are over a certain length are normally capitalized in titles. The tables below list various terms and phrases that you would capitalize in english but which are lowercase in french together with explanations for the differences in capitalization rules in the two languages as needed. The term french fries is usually not capitalized, but opinions vary on french dressing and french curve. These rules are taken from language cgrammar and comp i. Seriously, though, you could try feeding him french toast.
I did the first thing i almost always do at times like these. Why do we capitalize proper nouns in english, and in which. For example, a large serving of french fries at mcdonalds in the united states is 154 grams. Posted in capitalizing, french fries french fries at 6. My computer automatically capitalized it, but is it supposed to be capitalized in that circumstance. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. Capitalize american cheese but dont capitalize french. Noun always used in plural formfor example, jeans, scissors. Identifica esseri, oggetti o concetti che assumono genere femminile e numero plurale. In germany, they are usually known by the french words pommes frites, or only pommes or. How to say capitalized in russian thesaurus and word tools. French fry is down, because it is a reference to the style of cut of the potato. Capitalize definition and meaning collins english dictionary. To capitalize also means to take advantage of a situation.
French fry definition is a strip of potato typically cooked by being fried in deep fat usually plural. The oed 2 also has french fries, though it seems to be based on fairly old attestations, 1918 and 1951. Although we have a lot of expressions that involve the word french, its often not capitalized because it is not a direct reference to th. French fries, or simply fries north american english, chips finger chips indian english. How to capitalize food names the grammarphobia blog. Not using a capital e in the word english or when referring to other languages in english makes your writing seem careless. Another time you would need to find capitalized words in word would be when youre creating an index.
Im not sure about english muffins, but isnt french also an english word meaning lengthwise cut. French fry definition of french fry by merriamwebster. If you want to be consistent, pick one route or the other. French rules of capitalization french language blog. Posted in capitalizing, french friesfrench fries at 6. My dictionary says we should capitalize french in french toast, but not in french fries. As per the rules of capitalization, proper adjectives should also be capitalized. If the first word is an article or other determiner, the first noun and any adjectives that precede it are capitalized. The ups and downs of capitalization punctuation and. Jul 20, 2008 swiss cheese actually came from switzerland, french fries did not come from france. In formal writing, i would really choose lowercase, i believe that anglophones no longer consider french fries to be french, they just describe a type of fried chip.
Among the listings under french i found the following word pairs. On the other hand, four out of five examples of the phrase french fries in the oxford english dictionary have the word french capitalized, and the entry in the. Popsicle seems like a generic term like ice cream, but its actually a registered trademark. How to find all the capitalized words in a word document. Dont fall into the trap of automatically capitalizing a term that can be shortened to an allcaps acronym when the letters are pronounced as a word or initialism when the letters are pronounced as themselves. Salt, which contains sodium, is almost always applied as a surface seasoning. Traditionally served to anything from moule marienere clams to hamburgers. If youre writing something like, french braids, or french. It refers to the cut of the potatoes, not the country of origin. If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself. Nov 12, 2014 but it capitalizes the first word in bavarian cream and always capitalizes french in food names french fries, french dressing, french toast, etc.
The word english is always capitalized, even when it is used as an adjective to describe a person, thing, nationality or country. Jul 16, 2011 from these rules, endless simmer learns that bloody mary and french fries are not capitalized while sloppy joe is. Jan 03, 2009 im not sure about english muffins, but isnt french also an english word meaning lengthwise cut. If the first word is an article or other determiner, the first noun and any adjectives that precede it are capitalized, like this. In french, the word francais french is not capitalized as an adjective. Put another way, french words are not capitalized as often as in english, even for titles of published works. Jun 01, 2011 french fry is down, because it is a reference to the style of cut of the potato, not a reference to the country. French door canox but french door caps and spelling. He also noted we dont capitalize china in china cup. A french something kiss, fry, toast, oftentimes has nothing to do with french nor france, so it is not actually capitalized. French definition, of, relating to, or characteristic of france, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc french cooking. Us serving of french fries patatine fritte nfpl sostantivo plurale femminile. In english, languages, nations and nationalities are always capitalized. The book has been translated for french speaking audiences.
French fries primarily contain carbohydrates mostly in the form of starch and protein from the potato, and fat absorbed during the deepfrying process. French words for capitalized include capitaliser, financer, mettre une majuscule, capitalisees, capitalises, capitalisee and capitalisait. Although we often capitalize a country or city name when its part of a food name, thats not always the case, and its typically not the case with french fries. Fixed assets buildings are capitalized and depreciated. In french, capitalization depends on the position and the grammatical function of the words in the title. Personal, national, or geographical names, and words derived from such. To mukhlisa atakhodjayeva, in english, these days, we capitalize proper nouns to set them apart from their generic siblings, the common nouns, and to indicate the persons, places, or things they stand for are in some way special. Garner says not to capitalize when the phrase has lost any connection with the thing described by the combined term french fries.
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