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Capital letters in this situation?

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MistletoeAndTomHardyPlease Wed 28-Nov-12 09:06:32

If you are referring to someone as something do you use a capital letter?

For example if you were calling someone darling?

'will you step over there please, darling?'

Would the darling be '*D*arling'?

I just need to check please!

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MistletoeAndTomHardyPlease Wed 28-Nov-12 09:36:42

Bump!

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ElphabaTheGreen Wed 28-Nov-12 09:45:34

I would say no, as it's not technically a proper noun, more of an adjective.

If I saw 'darling' used as you describe capitalised in a book it would look odd to me.

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MistletoeAndTomHardyPlease Wed 28-Nov-12 09:59:52

Thankyou!

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ScienceRocks Wed 28-Nov-12 10:00:33

No. Definitely not.

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