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Baraka_Guru · 02-04-2009, 06:59 AM

Actually, it goes either way. I would capitalize both for German.

In my own usage (normally, Oxford), I capitalize all languages: English, French, German, etc., as I would nationalities.

Then there is "French braid" and "French bread," etc. But "french fries."

Then there is "german," which means having both parents the same: eg. "brother german."

It all comes down to usage/style, I suppose.

For the record, I would never use "english"; not even with "English muffin." And the same goes for "German" beyond the use of "german" in that other context.

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Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Actually, it goes either way. I would capitalize both for German. In my own usage (normally, Oxford), I capitalize all languages: English, French, German, etc., as I would nationalities. Then there is "French braid" and "French bread," etc. But "french fries." Then there is "german," which means having both parents the same: eg. "brother german." It all comes down to usage/style, I suppose. For the record, I would never use "english"; not even with "English muffin." And the same goes for "German" beyond the use of "german" in that other context. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 02-04-2009 at 07:05 AM..