Comments on: Tradition and grammar: tribal morris dancers, and Paganism versus paganism http://spicycauldron.com/2008/05/17/tradition-and-grammar-tribal-morris-dancers-and-paganism-versus-paganism/ broomstick stuff since 2004 // now with even more hocus, pocus and abracadabra Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Spicy Cauldron http://spicycauldron.com/2008/05/17/tradition-and-grammar-tribal-morris-dancers-and-paganism-versus-paganism/#comment-46606 Spicy Cauldron Sat, 17 May 2008 09:28:54 +0000 http://spicycauldron.com/?p=2759#comment-46606 @amethystdragon: Hmm. Actually, heterosexual <i>isn't</i> capitalised, neither is homosexual or bisexual or gay, in strictly grammatical terms. If you've seen heterosexual capitalised anywhere other than the start of a sentence, it's technically, most definitely, wrong. I wouldnt capitalise punk or hippies either, same justification. Of course it's still the case you spell what you want to spell however you want. Unless in an essay that's going to be marked! :-) x @amethystdragon: Hmm. Actually, heterosexual isn’t capitalised, neither is homosexual or bisexual or gay, in strictly grammatical terms. If you’ve seen heterosexual capitalised anywhere other than the start of a sentence, it’s technically, most definitely, wrong. I wouldnt capitalise punk or hippies either, same justification. Of course it’s still the case you spell what you want to spell however you want. Unless in an essay that’s going to be marked! :-) x

]]> By: amethystdragon http://spicycauldron.com/2008/05/17/tradition-and-grammar-tribal-morris-dancers-and-paganism-versus-paganism/#comment-46605 amethystdragon Sat, 17 May 2008 09:12:02 +0000 http://spicycauldron.com/?p=2759#comment-46605 I love the fact that its upsetting the Edwardian style traditionalists or whatever they call themselves - Those damned Pagans are always up to something aren't they :) and fancy doing it on Beltane as well - Terrible I would always capitalise Goth as I would Gay/Lesbian/Bi-sexual - I think because the former may have originally been a sub-genre but its also become a lifestyle and cultural choice as well - just like Punk and Hippies etc - the rest are sexualities - you capitalise Heterosexual - why not the rest - its important! I love the fact that its upsetting the Edwardian style traditionalists or whatever they call themselves – Those damned Pagans are always up to something aren’t they :)
and fancy doing it on Beltane as well – Terrible

I would always capitalise Goth as I would Gay/Lesbian/Bi-sexual – I think because the former may have originally been a sub-genre but its also become a lifestyle and cultural choice as well – just like Punk and Hippies etc – the rest are sexualities – you capitalise Heterosexual – why not the rest – its important!

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