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Capitalization Mistakes: 24 Real Examples and How to Fix Them

Capital letters mark the start of a sentence and the names of specific people, places, and things. Most capitalization errors come either from forgetting a capital or from adding one for emphasis where it does not belong. The examples below are real sentences that people sent to Proofread Bot.

The corrections are written in formal, academic English, so contractions are spelled out in full. Where a contracted or colloquial form is common in everyday writing, it is shown underneath as the informal version.

1. The pronoun "I"

✗ i went to the store.
✓ I went to the store.

✗ My family and i were running.
✓ My family and I were running.

✗ Well, i'm right and you're wrong.
✓ I am right, and you are wrong.
Informal: Well, I'm right and you're wrong.

The pronoun I is always capitalized, wherever it appears in a sentence. This is one of the most common errors in text typed on a phone, where autocorrect sometimes fails.

2. The start of a sentence

✗ Yesterday, I went to the store. it was fun.
✓ Yesterday, I went to the store. It was enjoyable.

✗ the soil is very good. the boy found a toy.
✓ The soil is very good. The boy found a toy.

3. Names of people and animals

✗ Ralph and george went into the woods.
✓ Ralph and George went into the woods.

✗ My name is tristan.
✓ My name is Tristan.

✗ She took rob out for a walk.
✓ She took Rob out for a walk.

4. Places, nationalities, and languages

✗ My family went to san francisco.
✓ My family went to San Francisco.

✗ I live in africa.
✓ I live in Africa.

✗ Christianity must have taken a very long time to spread through all of europe.
✓ Christianity must have taken a very long time to spread throughout Europe.

✗ I am a spanish admiral.
✓ I am a Spanish admiral.

Unlike many other languages, English capitalizes nationalities, languages, and their adjectives: Spanish, French, English, Hawaiian.

5. Days, months, and titles

✗ On monday, I have swimming class.
✓ On Monday, I have a swimming class.

✗ He is fishing in the lake with mr. Johnson.
✓ He is fishing in the lake with Mr. Johnson.

Days and months are capitalized in English; seasons (spring, summer) are not.

6. Acronyms

✗ I work for Nasa.
✓ I work for NASA.

✗ The food was ok.
✓ The food was acceptable.
Informal: The food was OK.

Acronyms are normally written in capitals. "OK" is informal; in academic writing, choose a precise word such as "acceptable" or "satisfactory."

7. Capitals that do not belong

✗ I love my Family.
✓ I love my family.

✗ She is asked to Go against Jim Crow.
✓ She is asked to go against Jim Crow.

✗ The quick Brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
✓ The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

✗ He said to Her: Do you want a cup of coffee?
✓ He said to her, "Do you want a cup of coffee?"

✗ I really love Your cool jacket, and I also love You!
✓ I really love your cool jacket, and I also love you!

✗ Hey, She said. How are you?
✓ "Hey," she said. "How are you?"

Common nouns (family, mother, president) are not capitalized unless they are used as a name ("I asked Mother") or as part of a title ("President Lincoln"). Pronouns other than I are never capitalized in the middle of a sentence.

8. Capitals inside a word

✗ STOp doing this to me, Bob!
✓ Stop doing this to me, Bob!

✗ THe
✓ The

These are typing slips from holding the Shift key a moment too long.

Proofread Bot recognizes names of people, places, and organizations, and flags missing and unnecessary capitals.

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