THE ANARCHIST'S GUIDE TO GRAMMAR: QUESTION: When do you capitalize the "president" in the White House?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

QUESTION: When do you capitalize the "president" in the White House?

ANSWER: The Anarchist prefers to capitalize that President all the time, because she's referring to the office rather than the person. The status may have slipped, but the office needs to be recognized as important.

2 comments:

sica said...: Now I ask whether it's spelled White House or Whitehouse?; June 15, 2011 at 12:43 PM
The Grammar Anarchist said...: Some write it in two words; others use just one. You choose. Note it in Your Style Manual and use it consistently.; June 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM

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About the Grammar Anarchist

The Grammar Anarchist is a published author of books on language, an editor working with other writers, and a writing instructor (not a teacher, who can "teach" writing?) She toils from a dust-free computerized location in the Northwest (free of urban intervention).

The Grammar Anarchist has put up with the bad language habits that are running rampant in the U.S. and has pledged to do away with (destroy, eliminate, terminate, undo, get rid of) those who insist on trying to force "rules" on unsuspecting writers.

A friendly Anarchist, she is willing to help the ungrammarized to clean up their acts, exercise their control over language, and live unfettered lives of happy communication.

No words have been (or will be) harmed in the execution of this exercise.