This is part of the difference between series.
Another common word confusion exists between the words nauseous and nauseated. I hear persons mixing these two words all the time.
The basic difference is that one is nauseous to others, and others make one nauseated.
The following is a reader submission.
My son had to determine whether or not “dad” was capitalized in this sentence. His first grade teacher wrote the sentence:
Mom and Dad/dad did not scold the kind child.
Thanks for your input!
Cindy
Hi Cindy,
It would be capitalized if it is a proper name.
In this case, I would say it should be capitalized. If it had been “the dad”, however, I would not have capitalized it.
Consider the following:
Mom and dad did not scold the kind child.
The mom and the dad did not scold the kind child.
I hope that helps.
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