Do you hyphenate twentieth century?
The hyphenated form lends itself better to compound modifiers, as in “mid-twentieth-century furniture.” So when the less common noun phrase is used, we prefer to retain the hyphen: “mid-twentieth century.” A similar logic has discouraged us from advising “midtwentieth century”—though we do recommend “midcentury.”
Is 20th century or twentieth century written?
Use 1990s (not 1990’s unless possessive or to clarify meaning). Nineteenth century, twentieth century; do not use 19th century, 20th century. Spell out numbers one through ten (one, two, etc.). Above ten, use number (65, 106, etc.)
Do you capitalize 20th century?
The word “century” in “20th century” should only be capitalized when used in a title or when referring to the “20th Century Fox” movie production company since that is a proper noun.
Do you Capitalise Second World War?
Note that terms referring to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower cased when used in a general sense: the Ice Age, but the most recent ice age. the First World War, but the two world wars.
Should civil war be capitalized?
The words history, event, movement, era, etc. are not capitalized, but the Renaissance, the Civil War, the Romantic Period, and the Dark Ages are capitalized. Note that the is NOT capitalized. It’s the Civil War, not The Civil War.
Do you capitalize Sir in the military?
“Yes, sir.” since “sir”, like “mister” and “miss”, is not capitalized unless it refers to someone in particular (Sir Galahad). This might have to do with the fact that it’s a less formal form of address, but it’s not clear.
Is Sir spelled with a capital?
You need to capitalize sir when you are starting a letter or email. You also need to capitalize sir if you are using it as an honorific before the person’s name. In every other case, sir should be lower case.
Is Ma am rude?
When a younger person calls an adult “ma’am,” it’s seen as a “sign of respect,” but the young person could also be saying it as a way to call attention to the woman’s age (as a way of being, ironically, disrespectful). In most cases, the person calling you “ma’am” sounds rude, not polite.
Is it OK to say ma am?
Ma’am is somewhat outdated honourific and a contraction of madame. It is a sign of respect and should never cause offence. It is usually reserved for older or married women and today may not be in common usage, depending on where you live. I expect you are correct in thinking it makes a person feel old.
What does it mean if a girl calls you sir?
Sir is simply a term of respect for someone, it doesn’t allow me to delve into her feelings for you or give me any kind of an indication as to her psyche as to why she does it. If she’s not Marcie and she doesn’t call anyone else “sir,” it seems a safe bet that she likes you.
What does it mean when a girl says yes sir to you?
Yes Sir or Yes boss: Careful there, it’s not a sign of respect, she’s only being sarcastic. You may have said something to her and she goes like ‘Yes Sir’. It doesn’t mean she’ll do as you say, she just wants to kill that topic of discussion.
What does it mean to call a man sir?
In the U.S., it is most commonly used as a way to address a man whose name the speaker doesn’t know. A cashier in a store would call a male customer “sir.” If I needed to get a man’s attention, I would use the term.
What is the female equivalent of sir?
A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood and therefore the title Dame is the female equivalent of the title Sir.