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 …

Aug 31, 2019 · When you are talking about the ground or soil as a surface or stratum, then you must lowercase the word: The archaeologists excavated the earth at the site. It is acceptable to leave …

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)

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 …

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.

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 …

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?

Apr 7, 2011 · The word is actually " uncapitalized ". It is "Upper case" to "capital letter" as "lower-case" is to "uncapitalized letter". (Uncapitalized is an adjective, so "uncapitalized word". There is no noun …

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.

May 28, 2015 · The usage of lowercase in the sense you describe goes back at least 24 years. Here is an example from Bureau of National Affairs, Daily Labor Report (1991) [combined snippets]: …