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Alphabet case
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  • Learn the definition of alphabet case
  • Study examples of alphabet case
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Definition of alphabet case
  • Alphabet case refers to uppercase and lowercase letters. The following should be noted:

    • each uppercase, or capital letter, has a corresponding lowercase letter

    • the letters in each uppercase-lowercase pair have the same name, same pronunciation, and are treated identically when sorting in alphabetical order

    • the following rules denote as to whether uppercase or lowercase letters are to be used in a given context 

      • writing meant to get attention (such as on signs) will often use only uppercase

      • the first letter of a proper noun, such as a person's name, or of the name of a city, state, country, etc. is usually written in uppercase

      • in addition to proper nouns, adjectives (those derived from a name, such as Canadian, Shakespearian) are written with the first letter in uppercase, as are the names of days of the week, months, languages, and the pronoun "I"

Examples of alphabet case

The 26 letters of the English language can be written in:

  • uppercase letters

    • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

  • lowercase letters

    • a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

 
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