Dateline: Tuesday 5 August 2008
Capitol or Capital?
Capitol and capital is another pair of troublesome words that that I came across today.
When Capitol is capitalized then it is referring to the building in Washington D.C. When it is just capitol with a lower case letter "c" then it just means the state building in which the legislative body meets.
Memory Tricks:
Several state capitOls have gOld dOmes.
The Capitol is where the Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) meets.
The Capitol is where the Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) meets.
Think: "O" stands for Old building or "ol' Capitol Hill".
It's capital for all the others!
capital letter - "Cap a tal" (cap a tall) letter
capital city - official seat of state government
capital letter - "Cap a tal" (cap a tall) letter
capital city - official seat of state government
capital - money/wealth; corporate or individual earnings (capital gain, capital stock)
capital - on a column (top - opposite of the base)
capital - excellent (capital idea)
capital - on a column (top - opposite of the base)
capital - excellent (capital idea)
capital - center of importance (music capital of the world)
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