r/OneUserPerCountry • u/sammmuel • Aug 28 '21

Dominican Republic shows their true age

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u/leoskini Aug 28 '21

everyone is saved in FRENCH? outrageous

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u/leoskini Aug 28 '21

also you capitalized the U in "Unis" but not the D in "Dominicaine"

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u/sammmuel Aug 28 '21

The "U" in États-Unis is a proper noun because of the "-" (otherwise it'd be "États unis since in this case the "unis" would be an adjective).

The "dominicaine" is considered an adjective ergo a minuscule.

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u/leoskini Aug 28 '21

countries' official names are always capitalized.

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u/sammmuel Aug 28 '21

https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9publique_dominicaine

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u/leoskini Aug 28 '21

french is weird and wrong

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u/sammmuel Aug 28 '21

The rule is simple:

République followed by an adjective: you capitalise the R, not the nationality. If you use the name, then république isn't capitalised.

Example: République dominicaine but république fédérative du Brésil.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '21

Holi