Capitalization

Words that should be capitalized (a basic list):

• I
• Proper nouns
• A specific person’s title (e.g., President Bush)
• Adjectives derived from proper nouns (e.g., Franciscan monk)
• The first word in a sentence

Words that I want to remind you not to capitalize: 

• Owner, contractor, etc. (except in a legal contract – documents that have “contract implications” are not legal contracts)
• Professional titles not used to describe a specific person (e.g., engineer, geologist)
• Words that you want to emphasize
• Random words in a sentence that you think are important
• Names of parts/components of a project (e.g., west shaft)

Filed under: Capitalization, Lisa's Pet Peeves