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by istjohn 2104 days ago
Since we're being pedantic, "Nazi" is always capitalized.
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normalnorm 2104 days ago
Regarding the capitalization of "N/nazi" People seem to disagree with you: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73948/grammar-na...

Regarding being pedantic: well, I'm not sure what to say. I think confusing "could of" with "could have" is a fundamental, terrible mistake. I guess one person's permissiveness is another's idiocracy?

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austinheap 2104 days ago
Oxford dictionary confirms it’s a proper noun: https://www.lexico.com/definition/nazi

No need for StackOverflow conspiracies if we’re lecturing Internet people.

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normalnorm 2104 days ago
Pointing out that it is becoming a common mistake to confuse the verb "to have" with the preposition "of" -> pedantic!

Failing to capitalize "Nazi" according to what the Oxford dictionary thinks is best for a contraction of two German words -> HAHAHAH! You were being a grammar nazi, but ironically you failed to capitalize Nazi correctly.

Ok. You win. I should of known better!

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