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  Capital letters  Account Closed at 17:50 on 01 January 2010
 

Can someone finally tell me once and for all, have i capitalised the word 'mum' correctly in all these instances?

'Hello, Mum,' I said.

I waved and called hello to Mum.

I waved and called hello to my mum.

Or, should only the one in speech be capitalized??

Cheers.
  Re: Capital letters  popsicle at 18:46 on 01 January 2010
 

Yes, what you've put is right.
  Re: Capital letters  EmmaD at 18:59 on 01 January 2010
 

What Pops said.

If in doubt, swap in an actual name:

'Hello, Milly,' I said.

I waved and called hello to Milly.

I waved and called hello to my sister.

Emma
  Re: Capital letters  Account Closed at 19:45 on 01 January 2010
 

Thanks, both of you.
  Re: Capital letters  Account Closed at 11:12 on 02 January 2010
 

What about:

'Hello, babes.'

Should it be Babes?? It is a term of affection. Like, um..

'Hello, Darling' - or would that be 'Hello, darling'

??

Cheers.
  Re: Capital letters  Jem at 12:09 on 02 January 2010
 

I wouldn't put capitals anywhere, just to put a spanner in the works.

  Re: Capital letters  Account Closed at 12:24 on 02 January 2010
 

This is what an editor told me, about some of the above example, Jem, and it threw me, rather.

Maybe it's something flexible that's down to an editor's personal taste?
  Re: Capital letters  popsicle at 13:18 on 02 January 2010
 

Yeah, I always struggle with those. I think Jem's right - no capitals.
  Re: Capital letters  RT104 at 15:43 on 02 January 2010
 

I agree your original 'Mum/mum examples were right, Casey. And I would never use capitals for dear, love, darling, sweetheart, etc. - but probably would if someone called someone else an actual pet name like Cinderella or Moptop or... well, er, like Popsicle, really.

Not that any of my characters would be seen dead calling one another such names, I hasten to add. Cough.

R x
  Re: Capital letters  Account Closed at 15:49 on 02 January 2010
 

Thanks, sausage
  Re: Capital letters  popsicle at 16:53 on 02 January 2010
 

What's wrong with Popsicle??? Humph.
  Re: Capital letters  Skippoo at 19:57 on 02 January 2010
 

I agree with what you put too, Casey!

Cath
  Re: Capital letters  Account Closed at 20:44 on 02 January 2010
 

Ah, great, Cath. I'm always chuffed to finally master a grammar point
  Re: Capital letters  RT104 at 07:46 on 03 January 2010
 

What's wrong with Popsicle??? Humph.


Nothing whatever, Sweetknees.

R x
  Re: Capital letters  popsicle at 11:38 on 03 January 2010
 

Wouldn't that be 'sweetknees', pumpkin?

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Actually, no, it wouldn't . . duh
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