Senseless Capitalization Of Certain Nouns

[Chris Zewe]

A few examples I've seen...

Grace
Truth
Love

Etc. Why do you people do this?

[homeschoolmom]

For the same reason some people capitalize Freedom, Liberty and Apple Pie... we just do. There's no rhyme or reason to it.

[homeschoolmom]

and if you wish to maintain a civil Dialog, please refrain from calling Us, "you people." That's Hostile and Rude.

[Chris Zewe]

Thanks for clarifying.

[Chris Zewe]

...Well you're certainly not "my people". What would you like to be called?

[MichaelFilo]

Actually, these things are reference to a singular things.

Examples:

Grace: the Grace we receive from God (there are other graces, look up the defention)

Truth: The Truth within the Catholic Church that is unchanging. There are other truths, but they they can change (ie. scientific truth).

Love: This word shouldn't be capatalized except in cases such as, God is Love.

Baptism : The sacrament of Baptism.

Eucharist: The sacrament of the Eucharist.

God: Singular being in which we refer to, also a name for Him.

Him: Reference to God

Christ : THE anointed one, there were many christs, only one Christ.


The list goes on,

God bless,

Mikey

[homeschoolmom]

Simply "people" would have worked in your post.

[Chris Zewe]

But "people" don't. It's only you people that I've seen do it.

[MichaelFilo]

Actually, carderro (sp?) is not a Christian, but he captalizes most of those words. Buddhists used to, they may still do it, and Muslim scholars have as well.

God bless,

Mikey

[homeschoolmom]

fine... whatever...

[Chris Zewe]

Did I say that "you people" was just Catholics? For all you know I could have been referring to anyone who reads it...

I was, however, referring to people who do it. Not just Catholics.

[MichaelFilo]

Then clarify to,

"People who capatalize nouns", "you people" is too vague.

God bless,

Mikey

[Chris Zewe]

Hm?

[jmjtina]

we also capatalize:

tacos, so very tasty and good for you,
Cake

[jmjtina]

Sammiches

[Chris Zewe]

*Smacks*

[BeenaBobba]

When I capitalize "truth," it's in the context of referring to faith and morals, as in God's objective Truth. I do this to put emphasis on the word, to show that I'm referring to a special kind of truth. If I were to say, "I have faith in God," I wouldn't capitalize "faith." But, if I were to say, "The Catholic Faith doesn't allow for that," I capitalize it. The reason for this is, again, emphasis. Not only that, but I'm differentiating between the two.

Does that explain it?

God bless,

Jen

[Quietfire]

I love Sammiches.
I also love Chez'burghies (roll the 'urgh')
and of course Pasghetti.

Since there is only one Truth (in the Catholic Church) that is why I capitalize it. There are other truth(s) but they change. The Church does not change. Her Truth is the same unchanging perfect Truth since Christ established the Church.

But I think most of these points have been made.

Peace.

[Didacus]

I commonly capitalize 'Providence' to signify 'Divine Providence' in my writtings, instead of just plain 'providence' which is ordinary providence.

I do this when I know I am writting to secular people and don't want to make the link in what I am saying too obvious, or sometimes simply to test the waters to whom I am writting.

Once someone actually caught it and specifically asked me if I was referring to the divine or if it waqs simply a typo and I had intended to refer to just regular providence. LOL

[Varg]

[quote name='Chris Zewe' date='12 September 2004 - 11:24 AM' timestamp='1095006245' post='350820']
A few examples I've seen...

Grace
Truth
Love

Etc. Why do you people do this?
[/quote]
A fellow Neopagan! I'm so happy