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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread capitalize? #177914 07/03/2008 12:52 PM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 olivetolaugh stranger olivetolaugh stranger Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 Do you capitalize a word if it proceeds a number like 6 x 6 Aluminum..........??? thanks Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: capitalize? olivetolaugh #177918 07/03/2008 5:07 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY  Originally Posted By: olivetolaugh Do you capitalize a word if it proceeds a number like 6 x 6 Aluminum..........??? thanks First, did you mean "precedes"? If so, that means "come before". I am assuming you meant "follows" since "Aluminum" is the only word you have in there. A whole sentence would be more helpful, but if my assumptions are correct, I would say no, unless it's a proper name, such as a brand name. Example sentence: "For this project you will need three 6x6 aluminum sheets." or "For this project you will need three 6x6 Aluminum Wonder Sheets." Does this answer your question? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: capitalize? twosleepy #177921 07/03/2008 7:39 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Welcome olive: I presume you mean that "6 x 6 Aluminum" starts the sentence. Ordinarily however, we don't start sentences with a digit. Sometimes we spell it out, "Four-by-fours support the frame," or rewrite: Aluminum 6 x 6 Wonder Sheets covered the ground" dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,463 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,272 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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