To Mimic or Not To Mimic
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To Mimic or Not To Mimic
I keep bouncing around as to the right way to write it in a review. Would I ignore the capitalization seen in the book or mimic the author's emphasis? Or would I need to put quotes around the capitalized words to show that that was how they were written in the book?
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According to the site's editor, there were two errors regarding the capitalization of the word "Mayor". I chose to write in capital letters as the author used it in the book. The editor's explanation was: "The word mayor only needs to be capitalized if it's used as a title. Such as Mayor Bill Smith. Otherwise, it should be in lowercase."
I tend to think that for nouns like "future" or "past," the most appropriate option would be to use the lowercase. Perhaps this link could help you:
https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp
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