The new APA manual says it should be capitalized if it starts a sentence. They give the example of de Waal:
Correct: De Waal (1994) concluded the following Incorrect: de Waal (1994) concluded the following (4.14 on p. 101) Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Marc Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, All -- > > If a proper name like "van de Groot" starts a sentence, do we capitalize > the v? > > It seems wrong to me (that's a proper name and those words are lower-case > words), but I can't find an exception to the "First word in a complete > sentence" rule. > > Anyone out there feel authoritative on this? (In the meantime I'm going to > have the student change the sentence around... > > Thanks in advance! > > m > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto > ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be > confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. > The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and > disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not > the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, > distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by > email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and > any attachments thereto. Thank you. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=849 > or send a blank email to > leave-849-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=850 or send a blank email to leave-850-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
