On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, Marc Carter went:
If a proper name like "van de Groot" starts a sentence, do we capitalize the v?
The Chicago Manual says: <http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/ch08/ch08_sec013.html> |8.13 Dutch names | |In English usage, the particles van, van den, ter, and the like are |lowercased when full names are given but usually capitalized when |only the last name is used. | |Joannes van Keulen; Van Keulen |Pieter van den Keere; Van den Keere |Vincent van Gogh; Van Gogh |Gerard ter Borch; Ter Borch --David Epstein [email protected] --- 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=852 or send a blank email to leave-852-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
