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Old 01-Jan-2004, 22:36
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like a class or students, should Class be capitalized?

eg. "Okay, Class, turn to the next page," said the teacher.

Or should it be lower case, "Okay, class, turn...."

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Opinion will probably be divided, but I favour the capital.
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I favor the capital too, but I would have class begin the sentence. I okay is a little too informal for the teacher to use in such a situation. In any case, I would say turn the page, not turn to the next page.

(Is the teacher the authority in the classroom or is she the students' equal?)

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It depends. 'OK' is often used by teachers as a framing move- to signal a change, so if this came in the middle of a lesson, it would be fine IMO.
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It depends. 'OK' is often used by teachers as a framing move- to signal a change, so if this came in the middle of a lesson, it would be fine IMO.
That does make sense.

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Old 02-Jan-2004, 20:30
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I think I will go with the capital Class (unless I get an objection in the next few days :)), since it is used more like a noun than a category.

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Because it refers to a single group of people, it does seem to be a proper noun in the context.
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Oops, I forgot to thank everyone for replying so THANKS!!

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You're welcome, Kamal.
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It shouldn't be hard to find Kamal. We already know what planet he's on.

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