Wednesday, May 21, 2008

"West" or "west"

Levels of Distractibility: Who cares? = *. Some people will be distracted from your meaning: = **. Many people will be distracted from your meaning: = ***.

Question: I can never seem to get straight whether to capitalize "east" or "west."

Answer: If it's the section of the country, capitalize. If it is just going in that direction, don't capitalize: "Go west [direction] young man." "The best college football teams seem to be in the West [section of the country], California, for example."

Rating of Distractibility: **.

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