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Guy's i have a dumb question.. If I were to write a sentence that said:

"In the Fall of 2009, I began blah blah blah.." Is Fall capitalized?

Thank you.

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Seriously, you're applying to law school and don't know how google works?

lol i googled that shit, but still wasn't sure. i guess it turns on whether I am using it as a proper noun or not. on google the things i saw said never to capitalize it unless it is in the beginning of a sentence. but i remember somewhere that when you refer to it as a specific point, i.e., a semester, it becomes capitalized. I said my question was dumb, but I bet a lot of people would get this confused.

iheartlaw wrote:lol i googled that shit, but still wasn't sure. i guess it turns on whether I am using it as a proper noun or not. on google the things i saw said never to capitalize it unless it is in the beginning of a sentence. but i remember somewhere that when you refer to it as a specific point, i.e., a semester, it becomes capitalized. I said my question was dumb, but I bet a lot of people would get this confused.

I'm sorry, I was just bustin' your balls. It's been a long day.

lol it's cool. that lmgtfy is hilarious. bleh... still don't know whether to capitalize it though.

Basic guidelines: Never capitalize it in phrases like "the fall of 2009" or "summer '10." Cap it only if you're a school talking about your own semester (e.g., "Fall 2009 classes"). If you're not a school but want to refer to a semester, call it a semester, not a season.

if you begin a sentence with it

I actually had this same problem today, don't feel bad!

My thought process...

In the Fall of 2008.... (wait).... (is that capitalized?)... (backspace)....

"In September 2008..."