Kat Taylor
Making sense of capitalisation: week 4 – capitalising common nouns
A common noun is the generic name for a person, place or thing in a class or group. For example, boy, city and cat are common nouns.
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Kat Taylor
Mar 9, 20205 min read
Making sense of capitalisation: week 2 - the rules of capitalisation
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Kat Taylor
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Kat Taylor
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Kat Taylor
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Kat Taylor
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The art of proofreading: Why human expertise trumps machine algorithms
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