18:22 Aug 19, 2010 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Names (personal, company) | |||||||
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3 +10 | As the client signs it (see below) |
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mcname As the client signs it (see below) Explanation: From Wikipedia (first part references to Oxford Manual of Style, but I don't have a copy to check): In English, practice varies when the name starts with a particle with a meaning such as "from" or "the" or "son of". * Some of these particles (Mac, Mc, M, O) are always capitalized; others (L’, Van) are usually capitalized; still others often are not (d’, de, di, von). The compound particle de La is usually written with the 'L' capitalized but not the 'd'. * The remaining part of such a name, following the particle, is always capitalized if it is set off with a space as a separate word, or if the particle was not capitalized. It is normally capitalized if the particle is Mc, M, or O. In other cases (including Mac), there is no set rule (both Macintyre and MacIntyre are seen, for example). So perhaps: always capatalis if there's a space or if the particle wasn't capitalised, otherwise follow how the client signs it (this seems like the most appropriate option to me, anyway). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2010-08-19 18:47:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Therefore, McCambridge, Mckenna and Mc Nicoll are all okay. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2010-08-19 18:54:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, the rule (here) should be: always capitalise after a space, otherwise follow how the client signs it. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization#Compound_names |
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