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- 03-Nov-2003, 22:40 #1Anonymous Guest
proper nouns Is Friday a proper noun?
- 05-Nov-2003, 03:33 #2
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Yes. Capitalize days of the week:
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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- 05-Nov-2003, 08:46 #3
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Re: proper nouns Yes. Capitalize Friday. It comes from a proper name , Frigga.
Originally Posted by kgallandbennett
Our modern word Friday comes from Old English, frigedæg " meaning, Frigga's day." In the Germanic religion, Frigga was Odin's wife, goddess of heaven and married love.
All of the days of the week come from proper names; that's why they are capitalized.
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- 05-Nov-2003, 10:26 #4
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Teacher Funny name for a married woman.
- 05-Nov-2003, 16:47 #5
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Re: proper nouns What about Sunday? :wink: Originally Posted by Casiopea
English Idioms
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1697
Brief Verse (Couplets)
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1579
Prepositions
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishwo.../main/prep.htm
Expressions of Time
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishwo...mmar/time.html
Good advice
http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/...ry&msg=15269.1
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