http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Data+File+CompressionSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Data+File+CompressionCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/346759/why-isnt-secretary-of-state-a-proper-noun-being-capitalizedBecause of this, it falls into the rules of style if you keep the text reference (secretary of state) as a "link" to a previous proper noun that contextualizes or you change it into a proper noun in every piece of text that comes after the original reference.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/112387/in-what-contexts-would-i-capitalize-city-and-countyEven though it specifically refers to Wayne County and might be considered an abbreviation of the proper noun, you do not capitalize county when using it alone like this. Likewise, you would not capitalize the city or the county seat even when referring specifically to the city of Detroit. You can read many such phrases in more than one way.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:56:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/279813/when-should-state-be-capitalisedThere are no special rules for capitalizing the word "state" in ordinary, non-technical English. It should be capitalized when at the start of a sentence, or when it is part of a proper noun. The state (3) of affairs is that the State of Washington (proper noun) is a state (2) within the sovereign state (1) known as The United States of America (proper noun).Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:56:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/342038/are-state-initials-supposed-to-be-capitalizedWant to improve this question? Because this question may lead to opinionated discussion, debate, and answers, it has been closed. You may edit the question if you feel you can improve it so that it requires answers that include facts and citations or a detailed explanation of the proposed solution. If edited, the question will be reviewed and might be reopened.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:59:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84288/capitalising-the-definite-article-in-namesThank you all, but especially you, tchrist, for that's the way I recalled it. Can you, or anyone else, offer any reason as to why the trend now seems to be to capitalise the definite article in front of proper nouns?Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:13:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/100429/capitalization-for-federalI'm writing an article for publication and I want to capitalize the following sentence appropriately. "You need to know that Federal law bars the lender from accelerating the mortgage on your pers...Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:56:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/69657/when-to-put-river-before-or-after-its-name-and-whyThere may be a good reason to capitalize the River Thames but that ain't it; the analogy is flawed for the reason I mentioned: Mount Everest is named after someone (and thus needs its distinguishing prefix), the Thames isn't.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:55:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/33767/living-in-the-south-or-living-in-the-southI live to the south. The wind blew in from the south. Keep going towards the south until you see the big tree. The word south only needs to be capitalized when it's part of a proper name, either the official name of a territory such as South Dakota or New South Wales, or the name of the region of the US known as the South.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/127137/need-for-using-the-article-the-before-united-states-of-americaThe is used in front of countries that have: plural names: the Netherlands a general geo-political noun of place, e.g. republic, emirate, kingdom, state: the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom. On a related note, see this post on the capitalization of articles in names: You only capitalize The when it is the first word in a title of book or a play. . . . In contrast, the word the is not ...Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:40:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/140793/when-is-it-correct-to-use-upper-case-letters-for-nouns-that-may-only-be-unique-iYou need not capitalized when you write about them using the common name. One would be surprised to see "student cafeteria" on a building, because that is the building's title, and as such, the words should begin with upper case letters. Pertaining to example 2, your source may provide you a semblance of an answer in rules 9 and 10.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:28:00 GMT