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Post by JediKaren on Jan 28, 2007 18:31:58 GMT -5
Zero and I were having an arguement over if the word "psi" should be capitalized because it's considered a proper noun.
I say no because there are over 50 sites that say no. What do you all think?
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Post by lostdreamer on Jan 28, 2007 19:33:14 GMT -5
I don't think so. My English teachers beat us with all of those rules of capitalization, commas, semicolons, and all of the little stuff. It probably wouldn't make sense if it were capitalized.
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Post by GEOvanne on Jan 29, 2007 14:07:20 GMT -5
no, only in some cases you could probably capitalise it, but it would make a difference
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Post by somerandomkid on Feb 9, 2007 15:52:46 GMT -5
I've always capitalized it. Dunno why, just do.
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Post by Neo on Feb 10, 2007 11:47:05 GMT -5
Yeah I like capitalizing it but It dosent really matter.
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Post by zero054 on Mar 14, 2007 7:23:31 GMT -5
I accually asked my English teacher the other day about this one...It would be capital...and i didn't say PSI energy i said Nuclear but its all the same in the end. PRobper noun because it is a kind of energy. xD
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Post by konfusedkat on Mar 14, 2007 11:11:44 GMT -5
I just type it how ever I feel at the time. I just put maybe because thats how I feel about it. either that or no.
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Post by Mr.Experiment on Mar 14, 2007 14:55:11 GMT -5
Well psi is a noun and should be lowercased.
It is not a name of someone, or a place. Unless you name your son/daughter "Psi" it is still a noun and properly pronounced psi.
I find my self writing Psi with a capital alot probaly because I think it is important and should stand out. In grammer it should be lowercased but I never use grammer these days.
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Post by zero054 on Mar 14, 2007 15:45:04 GMT -5
Well psi is a noun and should be lowercased. It is not a name of someone, or a place. Unless you name your son/daughter "Psi" it is still a noun and properly pronounced psi. I find my self writing Psi with a capital alot probaly because I think it is important and should stand out. In grammer it should be lowercased but I never use grammer these days. I think it should stand out too...but grammar wise its a "Kind" of energy... and its proper in english. |
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Post by konfusedkat on Mar 14, 2007 16:10:49 GMT -5
actually I was gonna mention the noun thing but decideed not to but agreed. so lowercase?
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Post by Leon on Mar 14, 2007 19:31:58 GMT -5
I could really care less, it's a word, that's it. A word...now if we're writing an essay, sure I'll capitalize it. To each their own I guess.
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Post by zero054 on Mar 14, 2007 19:56:01 GMT -5
Its a word that has meant alot to me this past 7 or 8 years.
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Post by Intrigue on Mar 15, 2007 6:12:31 GMT -5
Do we capitalize electricity? Nope, and it's a form of energy.
If you want to refer to 'Psi' as an entity, with a will of its own (pending on your beliefs) you would capitalize it. But as a force or energy, simply 'psi'.
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Post by konfusedkat on Mar 15, 2007 10:38:11 GMT -5
I could really care less, it's a word, that's it. A word...now if we're writing an essay, sure I'll capitalize it. To each their own I guess. you mean you [you]couldn't[/you] care less. ;D but yea it is just a word and people should just put how they want to put it. if you want it capitalized, than capitalize it. |
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Post by Mr.Experiment on Mar 16, 2007 23:27:53 GMT -5
I wrote earlier Psi should be lowercased but I always find my self to write it capitalized and it feels wierd when I lowercase it.
I always go what my mind wants me to do, so I think it should be lowercased in the sence of grammer. I think it should be capitalized because of what we come to know of Psi and its importance.
Plus, lowercase psi means Pounds per Square Inch
so maybe we should capitalize it.
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