The Legalities of All-Capital-Letters Names (Your Drivers License)
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This document discusses the use of writing proper names in all capital letters. It summarizes the views of several English grammar and style references, as well as legal dictionaries, on the topic. Most style guides indicate it is not conventional grammar to write anything, including names, in all capital letters. However, government agencies and courts consistently use all capital letters for names. The document aims to determine why this discrepancy exists in legal contexts.
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The Legalities of All-Capital-Letters Names (your drivers license)
The Legalities of All-Capital-Letters Names (Your Drivers License)
Uploaded by
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This document discusses the use of writing proper names in all capital letters. It summarizes the views of several English grammar and style references, as well as legal dictionaries, on the…