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jmf423
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Re: Tell me I am not crazy...English buffs enter.
When I got my wedding invitation proofs is said And between our names and the guy at the store told me I was wrong when I said that I wanted it lowercase. 
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Re: Tell me I am not crazy...English buffs enter.
Message edited 11/21/2011 10:13:45 PM.
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| Posted 10/10/08 8:57 PM |
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Posted by klingklang77
I agree. 'And' should never be capitalized. Titles should not have prepositions and conjunctions capitalized. It also shouldn't start a sentence.
Good on you for getting it re-done.
This is what I was always told...and I believe it to be English gospel ;) haha..you were 1,000% correct!!
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:00 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
Posted by Goldi0218
(I am old school. PLEASE someone else know what the Automat was!!!)
I do, I do
I love you. Don't tell your wife. Wait. I love her too. Chel also. I haven't met the dog yet but I am sure its cool also.
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:00 PM |
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Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
Posted by Goldi0218
(I am old school. PLEASE someone else know what the Automat was!!!)
I do, I do
I do, too..my mom loved it...
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Goldi0218
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Re: Tell me I am not crazy...English buffs enter.
Posted by TheDivaBrideandTeddyFrog
Posted by klingklang77
I agree. 'And' should never be capitalized. Titles should not have prepositions and conjunctions capitalized. It also shouldn't start a sentence.
Good on you for getting it re-done.
This is what I was always told...and I believe it to be English gospel ;) haha..you were 1,000% correct!!
Would I be mathematically correct if I was 1000% correct? Is that another thread entirely? STOP THE INSANITY!
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:04 PM |
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Haha...i purposefully used the comma that time, this being a grammatical thread ;)
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:36 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Posted by TheDivaBrideandTeddyFrog
Haha...i purposefully used the comma that time, this being a grammatical thread ;)
What about the lowercase letter "i"?
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:37 PM |
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beautyq115
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Re: Tell me I am not crazy...English buffs enter.
These people they hire really are dumb I am sure there was no policy..the dumb a$$ probably didn't feel like doing it again
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Posted by Goldi0218
Posted by TheDivaBrideandTeddyFrog
Haha...i purposefully used the comma that time, this being a grammatical thread ;)
What about the lowercase letter "i"?
Hee hee..that's just me being silly...or sleepy..or both..
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:46 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Posted by beautyq115
These people they hire really are dumb I am sure there was no policy..the dumb a$$ probably didn't feel like doing it again
When I went in, I was the only one in the store. Nobody was on the engraving machine which is 100% computerized. They told me it would take a half hour. OK fine. I went back and when I asked for it to be re-done, it took less than one minute. I think they just did not want to have to throw away a $35 picture frame.
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:47 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Posted by TheDivaBrideandTeddyFrog
Posted by Goldi0218
Posted by TheDivaBrideandTeddyFrog
Haha...i purposefully used the comma that time, this being a grammatical thread ;)
What about the lowercase letter "i"?
Hee hee..that's just me being silly...or sleepy..or both..
Please forgive me for that one. I could not resist.
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:47 PM |
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No harm, no foul...it's something I would normally notice myself...(also a fellow invitation reader/crazy proofreader)
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| Posted 10/10/08 9:52 PM |
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Katie111806
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What in the world? You are definitely not wrong. And this "capitalization" policy must be new because I would have flipped if my cake and knife serving set for my wedding said Katie And Chris.
People are stupid.
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| Posted 10/10/08 10:14 PM |
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QuoteTheRaven424
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you ordered what you ordered - so you had every right to change it to your specifications
That being said, I don't think it's that big of a deal to get bent out of shape over
You wanted it a certain way - despite all that "policy" BS, they fixed it - done - no harm, no foul
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| Posted 10/10/08 10:24 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
you ordered what you ordered - so you had every right to change it to your specifications
That being said, I don't think it's that big of a deal to get bent out of shape over
You wanted it a certain way - despite all that "policy" BS, they fixed it - done - no harm, no foul
You are right. It really wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. However, as a child of a retailer, one never gets "into it" with a customer. He never should have thrown the "policy" BS at me. He should have simply replaced it with no questions asked, rather than insulting my intelligence.
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| Posted 10/10/08 10:34 PM |
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Not crazy! I could not have that frame in my house - every time I look at it I would go insane!
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| Posted 10/10/08 10:39 PM |
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babymakes3
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I think it should be their policy to engrave it the way you want it.
But yes, the and should not be capitalized. It isn't in book titles.
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| Posted 10/10/08 11:00 PM |
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I am just like you. Leslie...you RULE!!!!
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| Posted 10/10/08 11:02 PM |
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Posted by Goldi0218
I went back and when I asked for it to be re-done, it took less than one minute. I think they just did not want to have to throw away a $35 picture frame.
Perhaps they can use it as a sample to show off their capitalization policy.
I've also heard of (and been to) the Automat.
Message edited 10/10/2008 11:19:02 PM.
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DancinBarefoot
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No, you're not wrong (but maybe a little crazy  ).
Whilst grammar is being discussed . . . I thought of you in Target last Saturday. The cashier rung up my order which totaled $1.61. I told her I had the penny, but wasn't quick enough for her to enter $2.01 as the amount tendered. She attempted to give me 5 pennies as change.  I had to explain the proper change was 40 cents. She gave me 4 dimes. Apparently, she didn't know how to use quarters.
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| Posted 10/10/08 11:28 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Posted by DancinBarefoot
No, you're not wrong (but maybe a little crazy ).
Whilst grammar is being discussed . . . I thought of you in Target last Saturday. The cashier rung up my order which totaled $1.61. I told her I had the penny, but wasn't quick enough for her to enter $2.01 as the amount tendered. She attempted to give me 5 pennies as change. I had to explain the proper change was 40 cents. She gave me 4 dimes. Apparently, she didn't know how to use quarters.
ARGH!!!!!!
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| Posted 10/10/08 11:30 PM |
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Sandy55
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1. The "The Chicago Manual of Style" says the following about
capitalization in titles:
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-Always capitalize the first and the last word.
-Capitalize all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and
subordinate conjunctions ("as", "because", "although").
-Lowercase all articles, coordinate conjunctions ("and", "or", "nor"),
and prepositions regardless of length, when they are other than the
first or last word.
-Lowercase the "to" in an infinitive."
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| Posted 10/10/08 11:47 PM |
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CallaLily
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Re: Tell me I am not crazy...English buffs enter.
As an English teacher, I can tell you that you are absolutely right!
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| Posted 10/10/08 11:58 PM |
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Posted by SweetTooth
You're not crazy. They should put what the customer wants, not have a capitalization policy.
I agree!!! Thats ridiculous!!! 
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