Guest guest Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 >'Subsequently, the Chief Inspector of Police of Navadvipa was >cashiered...' > >I'm told that according to modern style the Chief Inspector of Police >should now be rendered as the chief inspector of police. But somehow >it just doesn't seem right to me. Lower case is okay. >Similarly, > >'...a religious meeting at Cuttack Town Hall...' > >is now supposed to be '...a religious meeting at the Cuttack town >hall...' > >(NB conversion to lc necessitates adding an extra word) Both are okay. If it's the name of the place ("Cuttack Town Hall"), caps. If you add "the" and thereby make it simply the equivalent of "the town hall of Cuttack," lower case. >I contend that even if modern usage prefers lc, in the era under >discussion (early 20th century India) upper case was the norm and >that thus it's OK to have the Chief Inspector of Police rather than >the chief inspector of police. Weak argument, but it's up to you. >What about river Jambu or Jambu river as compared to River Jambu or >Jambu River? It's "Jambu River" but "river Jambu." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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