Sample sentence: “Let’s ask my mom. Hey, Mom!”

Sample sentence: “Let’s ask my mom. Hey, Mom!”

When it’s standing in for a name, it gets a capital. The same is true of other titles like “captain” or “duchess”.

Originally shared by Grammar Girl

Whether you capitalize “mom” depends on how you are using the word. Is it a nickname, a common noun, or a term of endearment? http://ow.ly/8A4U30kCD7z

http://ow.ly/8A4U30kCD7z

15 thoughts on “Sample sentence: “Let’s ask my mom. Hey, Mom!”

  1. I’ve been having trouble with the word sister. If I follow the rule above, and I’m addressing her, that should be Sister. However, since the word has been politicised it looked kind of weird capitalised.

  2. I’ve been having trouble with the word sister. If I follow the rule above, and I’m addressing her, that should be Sister. However, since the word has been politicised it looked kind of weird capitalised.

  3. I’ve been having trouble with the word sister. If I follow the rule above, and I’m addressing her, that should be Sister. However, since the word has been politicised it looked kind of weird capitalised.

  4. I’ve been having trouble with the word sister. If I follow the rule above, and I’m addressing her, that should be Sister. However, since the word has been politicised it looked kind of weird capitalised.

  5. I’ve been having trouble with the word sister. If I follow the rule above, and I’m addressing her, that should be Sister. However, since the word has been politicised it looked kind of weird capitalised.

  6. She covers that on page 2. That counts similarly to a term of endearment, in that you wouldn’t say to someone else, “I’m going to visit Sister.” So it’s not really standing in for a name, and you don’t capitalise it.

  7. She covers that on page 2. That counts similarly to a term of endearment, in that you wouldn’t say to someone else, “I’m going to visit Sister.” So it’s not really standing in for a name, and you don’t capitalise it.

  8. She covers that on page 2. That counts similarly to a term of endearment, in that you wouldn’t say to someone else, “I’m going to visit Sister.” So it’s not really standing in for a name, and you don’t capitalise it.

  9. She covers that on page 2. That counts similarly to a term of endearment, in that you wouldn’t say to someone else, “I’m going to visit Sister.” So it’s not really standing in for a name, and you don’t capitalise it.

  10. She covers that on page 2. That counts similarly to a term of endearment, in that you wouldn’t say to someone else, “I’m going to visit Sister.” So it’s not really standing in for a name, and you don’t capitalise it.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe without commenting