Michael -- I was taught that rivers are like counties in that they are capitalized when in the singular, but not capitalized in the plural. For example, Lyon County, but Lyon and Chase counties. Likewise, it is the Missouri River, but Missouri and Mississippi rivers. mas tarde, EJF
Michael Cooperman <michael.cooper...@noaa.gov> Sent by: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> 09/30/2009 01:27 PM Please respond to Michael Cooperman <michael.cooper...@noaa.gov> To ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU cc Subject [ECOLOG-L] to Capitalize or not to capitalize In the following statement: ....the Narraguagus and Penobscot rivers....should the word "rivers" be capitalized? I have my opinion, but in the spirit of not biasing responses I'll keep it to myself; my office as a whole is split 50/50. One way or the other, half the people in my office are wrong! Michael -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Cooperman, PhD National Research Council - Research Fellow in residence at NOAA-Fisheries, NE Fisheries Science Center - Maine Field Station Atlantic Salmon Research and Conservation Task 17 Godfrey DR., Suite 1 Orono, ME 04473 (work) 207-866-7409 (cell) 207-974-9846 (fax) 207-866-7342 (pls call before faxing) email: michael.cooper...@noaa.gov ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
