Re: Proper Names - DefinitionThis is a discussion on Re: Proper Names - Definition within the Adobe Typography forums in Adobe Tools category; Dominic, Would you follow the rules of sentence capitalisation Interestingly that very same point came up for the design firm I worked for, perhaps 35 years ago. A client at the time had the last name "de Bary". We had to design a brochure for his company of the same name. There were several instances where sentences started with his name. We discussed it at length, and in the end decided to preserve the integrity of the name, rather than sentence structure convention. Neil... | ||||||||
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08-14-2008, 09:42 PM
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 Re: Proper Names - Definition Dominic, Would you follow the rules of sentence capitalisation Interestingly that very same point came up for the design firm I worked for, perhaps 35 years ago. A client at the time had the last name "de Bary". We had to design a brochure for his company of the same name. There were several instances where sentences started with his name. We discussed it at length, and in the end decided to preserve the integrity of the name, rather than sentence structure convention. Neil  |
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08-15-2008, 03:40 AM
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| Re: Proper Names - Definition There is a standard way of dealing with such things as sentences that start with a word that begins with a mandatory lower case letter - recast the sentence to avoid the problem. Sure, that begs the question, but it prevents hitting readers with something that will cause a mental interruption. - Herb |
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