A Allen165 Key Member Joined Aug 8, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Switzerland Nov 15, 2010 #1 "We are very strongly positioned in Far and Middle Eastern countries." According to Microsoft Word, "Far" should not be capitalized. Should it? Thanks!
"We are very strongly positioned in Far and Middle Eastern countries." According to Microsoft Word, "Far" should not be capitalized. Should it? Thanks!
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Nov 15, 2010 #2 Yes. 'The Far East' and 'the Middle East' are normally capitalised. Rover
A Allen165 Key Member Thread starter Joined Aug 8, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Switzerland Nov 15, 2010 #3 "Far and Middle Eastern countries" and "Far and Middle East countries." Are both correct? Thanks.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Nov 15, 2010 #4 Yes.
T TheParser VIP Member Joined Dec 8, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 16, 2010 #5 Jasmin165 said: "Far and Middle Eastern countries" and "Far and Middle East countries." Are both correct? Thanks. Click to expand... ***** NOT A TEACHER/ONLY MY OPINION Jasmin, I remembered your thread while reading my local newspaper this morning. These three sentences come from the same article: "The reach of the People's Republic [of China] is extending ... from the Far East to Africa to Latin-America, and its interest in the Middle East is ...." "These ... Middle Eastern states all have ...." "Some Mideast states also ...." (The two scholars who wrote this article belong to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.) Thank you
Jasmin165 said: "Far and Middle Eastern countries" and "Far and Middle East countries." Are both correct? Thanks. Click to expand... ***** NOT A TEACHER/ONLY MY OPINION Jasmin, I remembered your thread while reading my local newspaper this morning. These three sentences come from the same article: "The reach of the People's Republic [of China] is extending ... from the Far East to Africa to Latin-America, and its interest in the Middle East is ...." "These ... Middle Eastern states all have ...." "Some Mideast states also ...." (The two scholars who wrote this article belong to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.) Thank you
