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Capitalization of French nouns
There are several differences between French and English capitalisation of nouns to watch out for, all of which involve words which take a capital in English but not in French: Days of the week:
Months:
Seasons:
Some geographical words: 1) Street, Avenue etc.:
2) Certain geographical features such as seas, oceans, mountains etc. (although the proper name of any of these features is capitalised, as any proper names are):
Titles which precede a proper noun:
Languages:
Nationalities and regions if used as adjectives:
But not if they are used as nouns:
Note: the name of countries, as proper names, are capitalised in French as in English:
Most Religions: The names of most religions, whether as proper names or adjectives, as well as the name of their adherents, are not capitalised in French apart from a few exceptions: The Religion as a Noun:
The Religion as an Adjective:
Name of Adherents:
The exceptions are: The Religion as a Noun:
Name of Adherents:
Accents on capitals? Traditionally, only Canadian French accents its capital letters, but the distinction has become more relaxed in recent years. *
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