Braves Tribe or Braves tribe?

[ronaldo1980]

Hi,

If a tribe is called Braves, do we write, "I passed by Braves Tribe or Braves tribe"?

Do we write, "I visited Genoca Kingdom or Genoca kingdom?"

Do we write, "Houston State is large or Houston state is large" ?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hi,

If a tribe is called Braves, do we write, "I passed by Braves Tribe or Braves tribe"?

Do we write, "I visited Genoca Kingdom or Genoca kingdom?"

Do we write, "Houston State is large or Houston state is large" ?

If the name of the tribe is "Braves", I would write "Braves tribe".

"Kingdom" is a little trickier. I would need to know more about that.

I don't know what "Houston State/state" refers to. If it is the university, it is "Sam Houston State".

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,

If a tribe is called Braves, do we write, "I passed by Braves Tribe or Braves tribe"?
When you say "I passed by", do you mean "I walked past them"? If so, "I passed by the Braves" or "I passed by the Braves tribe".

Do we write, "I visited Genoca Kingdom or Genoca kingdom?"
It depends on whether the official name of the place is "Genoca Kingdom", "Genoca" or even "The Kingdom of Genoca". I've never heard of Genoca.

Do we write, "Houston State is large or Houston state is large"?
You don't need to use "state" at all. Houston is a city, not a state.

See above in red.

 

[ronaldo1980]

If the name of the tribe is "Braves", I would write "Braves tribe".

"Kingdom" is a little trickier. I would need to know more about that.

I don't know what "Houston State/state" refers to. If it is the university, it is "Sam Houston State".

I am talking about the state itself not the university

So, do we write, "I visited Texas state, or I visited Texas State"?

 

[ronaldo1980]

Hi,

If a tribe is called Braves, do we write, "I passed by Braves Tribe or Braves tribe"?
When you say "I passed by", do you mean "I walked past them"? If so, "I passed by the Braves" or "I passed by the Braves tribe".

Do we write, "I visited Genoca Kingdom or Genoca kingdom?"
It depends on whether the official name of the place is "Genoca Kingdom", "Genoca" or even "The Kingdom of Genoca". I've never heard of Genoca.

Do we write, "Houston State is large or Houston state is large"?
You don't need to use "state" at all. Houston is a city, not a state.

Regarding the kingdom, I am writing a novel and I am calling a kingdom Genoca, so should I write "I visited Genoca Kingdom or Genoca kingdom"?

Regarding Houston replace it with Texas, do we write, "I visited Texas state, or I visited Texas State"?

 

[bhaisahab]

I am talking about the state itself not the university

So, do we write, "I visited Texas state, or I visited Texas State"?

"I visited Texas" is what most people would say. If you really want to use "state", say "I visited the state of Texas".

 

[MikeNewYork]

Regarding the kingdom, I am writing a novel and I am calling a kingdom Genoca, so should I write "I visited Genoca Kingdom or Genoca kingdom"?

Regarding Houston replace it with Texas, do we write, "I visited Texas state, or I visited Texas State"?

The question about Texas was answered by bhai. As to your kingdom question, knowing nothing else, I lean toward capitalizing "kingdom".

 

[ronaldo1980]

The question about Texas was answered by bhai. As to your kingdom question, knowing nothing else, I lean toward capitalizing "kingdom".

If we capitalize kingdom in Genoca Kingdom, why don't we capitalize tribe in the Braves tribe?

 

[MikeNewYork]

If we capitalize kingdom in Genoca Kingdom, why don't we capitalize tribe in the Braves tribe?

I am not insisting on that. In general, however, there are many more tribes than there are kingdoms.

 

[5jj]

It depends on whether you decide that Genoca Kingdom is the name of the country.

The English kingdom/The kingdom of England first appeared as a recognisable state in the ninth century. The word 'kingdom' is not used as a name.
The Kingdom of Belgium is a Federal Monarchy. I have used the official name of the country.

 

[ronaldo1980]

It depends on whether you decide that Genoca Kingdom is the name of the country.

The English kingdom/The kingdom of England first appeared as a recognisable state in the ninth century. The word 'kingdom' is not used as a name.
The Kingdom of Belgium is a Federal Monarchy. I have used the official name of the country.

I am really sorry for asking a lot of questions, I just want things to be clear.
What I understood is that as a writer I decide whether kingdom is part of the name or not

so I can say both: Genoca Kingdom
and Genoca kingdom

knowing that a lot of times I only write Genoca alone without the word kingdom

Is my conclusion correct?

 

[5jj]

I am really sorry for asking a lot of questions, I just want things to be clear.
What I understood is that as a writer I decide whether kingdom is part of the name or not

so I can say both: Genoca Kingdom
and Genoca kingdom

knowing that a lot of times I only write Genoca alone without the word kingdom

Is my conclusion correct?

You do seem to be making life difficult for yourself. The simplest would be just to call the country 'Genoca'. Then you would not have to worry about 'kingdom' - it would never need a capital letter.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I am really sorry for asking a lot of questions, I just want things to be clear.
What I understood is that as a writer I decide whether kingdom is part of the name or not

so I can say both: Genoca Kingdom
and Genoca kingdom

knowing that a lot of times I only write Genoca alone without the word kingdom

Is my conclusion correct?

This is your novel. You can write it any way you want to. Just be consistent.

 

[emsr2d2]

If it's any help, I find "Genoca Kingdom" rather unnatural, even if it's a completely invented name. I would go for either "Genoca" or "The Kingdom of Genoca". If you chose the latter, you would only need to refer to it by its full name early on in the novel and then for the rest of the novel you could just call it Genoca.