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  1. orthography - "Lowercase", "lower-case", or "lower case" - English ...

    Feb 27, 2012 · 3 Lowercase initially came from "lower case", referring to literally the lower case of the cabinet where this typeset was kept by convention. It has gone through the typical contraction from …

  2. What's the proper way to handwrite a lowercase letter A?

    Oct 31, 2017 · I tried to google more on the subject, but google never understands my search properly, like "correct way of writing lowercase letter a" So is there a correct way to write lowercase A? Which …

  3. Acronyms and Initialisms- Uppercase, Lowercase, or either

    Mar 27, 2019 · Is there a rule on acronyms and initialisms being spelled out with the first letter of each word being uppercase or lowercase? Example: interim final rule (IFR) Interim Final Rule (IFR)

  4. Is it alright to use lowercase "i" or should you always use "I ...

    I almost always capitalize "I", myself. But my general guideline is to write for your audience. If you think readers of SO will be annoyed with lowercase i, then that would be a good reason to capitalize it.

  5. Proper capitalization of commonly used acronyms and initialisms

    Note that pdf and plc are lowercase. This sometimes looks a bit strange in print, with unfamiliar acronyms rendered as words, even when the organisation in question and most people use all capitals.

  6. terminology - Name for case where sentences start lowercase, but …

    Jun 29, 2025 · I'm looking for the name of the case where sentences start with a lowercase letter (so neither sentence case nor title case), but all other capitalization rules are respected.

  7. capitalization - Trademark names that start with a lowercase letter ...

    Jan 20, 2015 · Trademarks that begin with a lowercase letter Trademarks that officially begin with a lowercase letter raise several problems because they break the normal capitalization rules of English …

  8. capitalization - Which words in a title should be capitalized ...

    Aug 5, 2010 · Are there any concrete rules that say which words (parts of speech) in a title should start with a capital letter? What would be a correct capitalization for the title of this question?

  9. handwriting - Different versions of lowercase R - English Language ...

    Jul 26, 2020 · I use two different versions of lowercase R (often subconsciously) while writing in English for my studies. Is this something unacceptable in cases like exams or assignment submissions?

  10. orthography - Is writing the pronoun "i" in lowercase a feature of ...

    Apr 23, 2015 · Although the lowercase personal pronoun is strongly associated with textspeak, where it is easier to type, its stylistic use among teenagers is older than that --I remember it being common in …