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missdaredevil
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 Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:05 am Post subject: capital a |
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she has an attitude with a capital a
what does that mean?
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bud
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attitude with a capital a = Attitude
It is a way to say that she has an attitude to an extreme degree. You could think of it as turning a common noun into a proper noun, something that has more prominence. The phrase is a general phrase, usuable with many things besides "attitude."
He has money with a capital m! = He has a lot of money! |
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RedRose
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| bud wrote: |
attitude with a capital a = Attitude
It is a way to say that she has an attitude to an extreme degree. You could think of it as turning a common noun into a proper noun, something that has more prominence. The phrase is a general phrase, usuable with many things besides "attitude."
He has money with a capital m! = He has a lot of money! |
thanks bud for your explanations. now I got it. I remeber I once read a novel in which the author wrote:"he has a power with a capital P." then from your explanations, that means he is very powerful. |
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bud
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Thanks, Red!
Yes, you are correct if it was, "He has power..." (no article) If it was, "He has a power..." it means that he had some particular power that was very strong (ex., x-ray vision, a sixth sense, etc.). |
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LucentShade
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| The "special capitalization" can be used as an insult as well, as in "she's a b*tch with a capital B." |
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RedRose
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| LucentShade wrote: |
| The "special capitalization" can be used as an insult as well, as in "she's a b*tch with a capital B." |
interesting!!  then if I wanna insult a guy, I also can say he is a bastar-d with a capital B. humm, thanks. I have learnt so many insulting expressions from this forum. I am so excited!! |
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