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Q&A Do you capitalize the "T" in "the" in a Title or Place's Name?

You capitalize The if: It begins a sentence. It is part of the name. So if the inn is The Cloak and Dagger Inn, everything is capitalized (except the and of course). If the name is the Cloak...

posted 8y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T17:49:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:23:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T05:23:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
You capitalize `The` if:

- It begins a sentence. 
- It is part of the name. 

So if the inn is `The Cloak and Dagger Inn`, everything is capitalized (except the `and` of course). If the name is the `Cloak and Dagger Inn`, then the `the` is not capitalized, as it is not part of the name.

On the other hand, if the `the` does not _start_ the name, then it is not capitalized: `Inn of the Cloak and Dagger`.

Hopefully that wasn't too confusing. ;)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-07-04T01:18:47Z (over 8 years ago)
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