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 Sep 30 2008, 07:35 PM
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 omnomnom  Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688  |
Capitalize pronouns? For example: when your antecedent is the proper noun God? This is most commonly used in religious texts.
Many Christians have had arguments with me about whether His or Him is correct, and by the rules of grammar, it's not. Even at the beginning of a sentence, because all pronouns need to have antecedents. Anyone have evidence against it? I've always wondered. |
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Oct 14 2008, 07:43 PM
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 tell me more. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,798 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,640 |
You are supposed to capitalize God when talking about the Christian God.
Like you would capitalize someone's name. and i think it is up to the writer when it comes to capitalizing "He" or "Him" |
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Oct 14 2008, 07:58 PM
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 Fellatio. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,122 Joined: Mar 2007 Member No: 511,775 |
QUOTE(towntown2 @ Oct 10 2008, 11:04 PM)  If you say " a god", then it's not capitalized. But if you are referring to God--the character and pronoun--then it should be capitalized. Like "my mother" and "Mother said..." Yes, Yes. |
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Oct 15 2008, 01:36 AM
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 in the reverb chamber. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,022 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 300,308 |
QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Oct 14 2008, 01:01 AM) and since the US was founded on Christian principles are you f**king retarded? the us was not founded on christian principles. think religious freedom (big one), think not a single mention of jesus christ in any important founding documents, think about how our first five presidents didn't even f**king believe in jesus christ, holy shit. you need to read a book. |
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Oct 16 2008, 12:14 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 2,936 Joined: Sep 2008 Member No: 683,235 |
I think of 'God' as one person (or being, or whatever you should prefer). Usually in the context of Christianity.
But...god is more like...I dunno. I can't really explain it. |
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Oct 20 2008, 02:10 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 944 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 663,413 |
QUOTE(NoSex @ Oct 15 2008, 12:36 AM) are you f**king retarded? the us was not founded on christian principles. think religious freedom (big one), think not a single mention of jesus christ in any important founding documents, think about how our first five presidents didn't even f**king believe in jesus christ, holy shit. you need to read a book. Okay, keep telling yourself that. And calm down, please. 
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Oct 20 2008, 09:55 PM
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in the reverb chamber. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,022 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 300,308 |
QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Oct 20 2008, 02:10 AM) Okay, keep telling yourself that. And calm down, please. how about you concede the point, jerkface? |
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