Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
My mum is having a baby. I'm happy for mum. I hope my mum has a baby girl.
There are three instances of the word mum in the example. I thought the first and third did not need capital letters as they as simple nouns, used in the same way as the word 'mother'. I corrected the second sentence to read: 'I'm happy for Mum' because it's a pronoun.
I was told that all instances of the word needed to be capitalized because 'mum' is abbreviated. What do you think?
Grammar
When does Mum deserve a capital?
My mum is having a baby. I'm happy for mum. I hope my mum has a baby girl.
There are three instances of the word mum in the example. I thought the first and third did not need capital letters as they as simple nouns, used in the same way as the word 'mother'. I corrected the second sentence to read: 'I'm happy for Mum' because it's a pronoun.
I was told that all instances of the word needed to be capitalized because 'mum' is abbreviated. What do you think?
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Hi Anon " My mum is having a baby. I'm happy for mum. I hope my mum has a baby girl.
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Hi Anon
"My mum is having a baby. I'm happy for mum. I hope my mum has a baby girl.
You need not capitalize 'mum' when you write 'my mum'.
However, if you write 'Mum' without 'my', it is correct to capitalize 'mum'.
"My mum is having a baby. I'm happy for mum. I hope my mum has a baby girl.
You need not capitalize 'mum' when you write 'my mum'.
However, if you write 'Mum' without 'my', it is correct to capitalize 'mum'.
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Hi,
I agree with Yoong Liat.
The second use of 'Mum' is capitalized because here you are using the word as her proper name.
Capitalization is not related to whether or not a word is abbreviated. You'd also say 'I'm happy for Mother'.
The word 'mum' is not a pronoun.
Best wishes, Clive
I agree with Yoong Liat.
The second use of 'Mum' is capitalized because here you are using the word as her proper name.
Capitalization is not related to whether or not a word is abbreviated. You'd also say 'I'm happy for Mother'.
The word 'mum' is not a pronoun.
Best wishes, Clive
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Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it. I now have a little bit more knowledge.
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