proper form question 5

[lespaul]

I am writing a grant proposal for funding to continue my education. The grant year is July 2006 - June 2007. This time period covers the school period August - Dec 2006 (fall semester), Jan 2007 - July 2007 (spring and summer semesters).

Which of the following sentences would you say is correct:

A.
During the grant year I will complete the final twelve core course hours in the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters.

B.
During the grant year I will complete the final twelve core course hours in the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters.

Thanks for any input!

leslie

 

[strmwalker]

they both are same so what does it matter.hope this helps

 

[lespaul]

no they are not the same, one has the Fall and Spring capitalize and the other doesn't.

 

[strmwalker]

then use the one that has the capitalizations.that would
be proper.

 

[AnotherHiggins]

Actually, I don't think seasons get capitalized.


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[sleipnir214]

Accoring to

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_caps.html

the capitalized versions are correct. The site says that in general, season names are not capitalized except when used in a title. And the example the page lists is "The Fall 1999 semester"

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[AnotherHiggins]

Hmm. Actually, I can find plenty of references that say each is correct.

But I'd go with the OED.

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/usage/seasons

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[lespaul]

Ok, I originally had the capitals and one of my proof readers thought lower case.

I think I'll stick with the capitals.

Thanks for your opinions and the helpful links!

leslie

 

[columb]

<humour>
Of course some of us would say that both are incorrect - it should be
During the grant year I will complete the final twelve core course hours in the Autumn 2006 and Spring 2007 terms
</humour>

Columb Healy

 

[SilentAiche]

[green]Per Snally[/green]: Seasoning is a matter of taste.

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[GwydionM]

I'm puzzled 'Fall' ever got established, since it has other meanings, unlike Autumn. The Oxford English Dictionary lists 29, not including the US habit of using it for the declining part of the year. (Northern temperate zone only.)

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[Stella740pl]

I'm puzzled 'Fall' ever got established, since it has other meanings...

So does 'Spring'!

 

[AnotherHiggins]

If 'other meanings' plays into it, what do you use instead of spring?

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[Stella001]

Allergy Season

 

[AnotherHiggins]

Stella, your allergies aren't as bad as mine. My 'Allergy Season' starts in early January and ends in late December.

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[tsdragon]

You mean there's a SEASON for allergies?!?!

Mine are like John's: year 'round.

Tracy Dryden

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[tsdragon]

The opposite of "autumnal" is "vernal", so I guess the opposite of "autumn" would be "vern".

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[Stella740pl]

And "fall" makes a perfect sense as an opposite to "spring".

 

[CajunCenturion]

It really comes down to daylight savings time, you know, spring forward, autumn back.


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//During the grant year I will complete the final twelve core course hours during 2006 and 2007 allergy season.//