[CSC 204] Re: CSC 204 assignment 5 Capitilization question

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On 04/24/2010 06:18 PM, wrote:
> I was wondering how you wanted us to handle capitalization
> right now i have my program making the first word in a sentence 
> lowercase nomatter what,
> but that word could be a name
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> i also think i could do the same thing by checking at the end wheather 
> the word was origionally capitalized, but i still dont know if it is a 
> name or not if It is at the beginining of a sentance.
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Here is what you need to do.  If a word is ALWAYS capitalized, you 
assume it is a proper noun.  If if is only sometimes capitolized then 
you assume that it is not a proper noun.

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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds at theochem.mercer.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627