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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Well, no. It's not random -- all nouns are capitalized in German -- and it's for a reason. The reason is that the rule in German is that all nouns are capitalized, just like the rule in English is that all proper nouns are capitalized. 
If you look at older English writings -- I think the Declaration of Independence is an example -- you'll see we used to capitalize all nouns, too. |
I realize it isn't random in German - I meant that it seems to be random how people I've met will capitalize nouns in English.
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