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ok, ST Grammarians . . . . when speaking of "the authorities" such as police, law enforcement in general, etc. in a sentence . . . should I . . .

Posted by i'm not dead yet ! (aka pacrat) Sep 11 '14, 11:20

capitalize?

for example, should it be: "It took local Authorities several weeks to put together enough evidence for presentation before a Grand Jury."

or is it no problem to not cap the word?

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Only if going all caps: Respect my Authoratai - wrong. RESPECT MY AUTHORATAI! - correct -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 11:43
The Chief of Police is the chief of police, the Port Authority, Transit Authority are examples of local, regional authority -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 11:26
AP Stylebook says do not capitalize. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 11:24
no caps. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 11:21 6
- f*&# the police, or f*&# The Police? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 11:25 5
  - Depends on if Sting is teaching you tantra or not. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 11:26 2
    - is it tantra or tantric sex? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 11:39
    - Oy Gordon, give someone else a chance! -- nm - Andy Summers Sep 11, 11:36
  - That depends. -- nm - Sting Sep 11, 11:26
  - What'd I do to you? -- nm - Sting Sep 11, 11:26
i would *not* capitalize. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:21 1
- We disagree -- nm - The Sports Authority Sep 11, 11:23
Yes. Use Pigs. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:21
I don't recall ever seeing Authorities capitalized like that -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 11:21 1
- Loser. -- nm - The Authority Sep 11, 11:21

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