When Would You Capitalize The Term Maritime?

[eorl]

That may well be ok, must you recognized gift Someone In Specific. In the event that you stated sailor An individual In Certain, also ok. But I do want to make reference to maritime An individual In Particular. Is gloomier situation ok?

[Gadhra]

The terms, soldier, sailor and marine are generic terms for types of military personnel. Lots of nations have them. If you are talking about marines in general(as a term for sea based combat troops) it doesn?t have to be capitalized. If you are talking about a United States Marine(or a British Royal Marine for that matter) you?d better capitalize it because(a) that?s the correct usage and(b) Jarheads ain?t got no sense of humor when you dis the Corp.

[Dikesone]

Generics The terms, soldier, sailor and marine are generic terms for types of military personnel. Lots of nations have them. If you are talking about marines in general(as a term for sea based combat troops) it doesn?t have to be capitalized. If you are talking about a United States Marine(or a British Royal Marine for that matter) you?d better capitalize it because(a) that?s the correct usage and(b) Jarheads ain?t got no sense of humor when you dis the Corp. Sources: http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?flashRedirect=true   JBENZ's Recommendations Sands of Iwo Jima Amazon List Price: $14.98 Used from: $4.79 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5(based on 34 reviews) JBENZ 72 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Jagger]

Because in English, the word "marine" is an adjective referring to nautical things when not capitalized. If you say, "John Doe is a marine." you are saying that he is a nautical _____.   Custom is that if you want to say that he belongs to the US Marine Corps, you would say, "John Doe is a Marine."   http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marine     Semper Fi! http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PUR/283WH-MarineCorps~Marine-Corps-Posters.jpg

[Fercos]

Lower case marine is a descriptor having to do with the ocean or sea.   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.   marine   SYLLABICATION: ma·rine PRONUNCIATION:   m-rn ADJECTIVE: 1a. Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration. b. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals. 2. Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs. 3. Of or relating to sea navigation; nautical: a marine chart. See synonyms at nautical. 4. Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps. NOUN: 1a. A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation. b. Marine A member of the U.S. Marine Corps. 2. The mercantile or naval ships or shipping fleet of a country. 3. The governmental department in charge of naval affairs in some nations. 4. A painting or photograph of the sea. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English marin, marine, from Old French, from Latin marnus, from mare, sea.

[veto]

You capitalize the word to show membership in the Corps. Because in English, the word "marine" is an adjective referring to nautical things when not capitalized. If you say, "John Doe is a marine." you are saying that he is a nautical _____.   Custom is that if you want to say that he belongs to the US Marine Corps, you would say, "John Doe is a Marine."   http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marine     Semper Fi! http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PUR/283WH-MarineCorps~Marine-Corps-Posters.jpg Sources: cited above   Snow_Leopard's Recommendations With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $3.96 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 176 reviews) First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps(Bluejacket Books) Amazon List Price: $18.95 Used from: $11.67 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 8 reviews) Why Marines Fight Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $12.91 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5(based on 8 reviews) The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told: Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice(Greatest) Amazon List Price: $14.95 Used from: $7.49 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 3 reviews) Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines Amazon List Price: $29.98 Used from: $16.42 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 9 reviews) Battleground: The Corps Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5(based on 7 reviews) Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $14.49 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 5 reviews) Snow_Leopard 72 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Kort]

Most dictionaries seem to approve of lowercase 'marine John Doe'... ...with the apparent exception of The American Heritage Dictionary:Dictionary.com Unabridged(v 1.1) ma·rine /m??rin/ ?adjective 1.            of or pertaining to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation. 2.            pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime. 3.            serving on shipboard, as soldiers. 4.            of or belonging to the marines. 5.            adapted for use at sea: a marine barometer. ?noun 6.            a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. 7.            one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land. 8.            seagoing ships collectively, esp. with reference to nationality or class; shipping in general. 9.            a picture with a marine subject; seascape. 10.          naval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs. ?Idioms 11.          dead marine, Australian Slang. an empty bottle of beer or spirits. 12.          tell it or that to the marines! I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled. [Origin: 1325?75; ME maryne < MF marin(fem. marine) < L mar?nus of the sea, deriv. of mare sea; see -ine1] Dictionary.com Unabridged(v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Online Etymology Dictionarymarine(adj.) c.1420, from M.Fr. marin(fem. marine), from O.Fr. marin, from L. marinus(fem. marina) "of the sea," from mare(gen. maris) "sea," from PIE *mori-/*mari- "body of water, lake." Cognate with O.E. mere "sea, lake, pool, pond," from P.Gmc. *mari. Noun meaning "soldier who serves on a ship" is from 1672, from Fr. marine, from the O.Fr. adj. The noun mariner(c.1290) is earlier and for long was more common than sailor. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper -------------------------------------------------------------------- WordNet marineadjective 1.            of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations" 2.            relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: nautical] 3.            of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea(specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks" 4.            relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea 5.            native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales" noun 1.            a member of the United States Marine Corps 2.            a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. -------------------------------------------------------------------- American Heritage Dictionary ma·rine(m?-r?n') adj.  1. 1. Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration. 2. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals. 2. Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs. 3. Of or relating to sea navigation; nautical: a marine chart. See Synonyms at nautical. 4. Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps. n.  1. 1. A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation. 2. Marine A member of the U.S. Marine Corps. 2. The mercantile or naval ships or shipping fleet of a country. 3. The governmental department in charge of naval affairs in some nations. 4. A painting or photograph of the sea. [Middle English marin, marine, from Old French, from Latin mar?nus, from mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------------   Hope this helps. Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=marine tekriter 72 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Amir]

"Marine"is a proper noun, so it should be capitalized as such. soldier sailor candle-stick maker All the above are general terms(nouns) for occupations, and do not get capitalized.  Therefore, you would not capitalize "soldier John Doe" or "sailor John Doe" any more than you would capitalize "teacher John Doe" or "pharmacist John Doe."Army bratNaval petty officerMarine recruit All of those are specific proper nouns, or adjectives derived from proper nouns, and therefore do get capitalized.  Therefore, unlike your other examples, you would capitalized Marine John Doe.   Pam_I_Am's Recommendations Understanding Written Grammar Amazon List Price: $14.95 Used from: $7.20 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 2 reviews) Pam_I_Am 72 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Baxter]

If John Doe is a soldier in the US Marine Corps, we should address him as a Marine, or Marine John Doe...SIR!! Lower case marine is a descriptor having to do with the ocean or sea.   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.   marine   SYLLABICATION: ma·rine PRONUNCIATION:   m-rn ADJECTIVE: 1a. Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration. b. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals. 2. Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs. 3. Of or relating to sea navigation; nautical: a marine chart. See synonyms at nautical. 4. Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps. NOUN: 1a. A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation. b. Marine A member of the U.S. Marine Corps. 2. The mercantile or naval ships or shipping fleet of a country. 3. The governmental department in charge of naval affairs in some nations. 4. A painting or photograph of the sea. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English marin, marine, from Old French, from Latin marnus, from mare, sea. Sources: http://www.bartleby.com/61/3/M0110300.html   curious7777777's Recommendations First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps(Bluejacket Books) Amazon List Price: $18.95 Used from: $11.72 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 8 reviews) The Marine Officer's Guide Amazon List Price: $28.95 Used from: $19.93 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5(based on 6 reviews) curious7777777 72 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Powell]

soldier sailor candle-stick maker All the above are general terms(nouns) for occupations, and do not get capitalized.  Therefore, you would not capitalize "soldier John Doe" or "sailor John Doe" any more than you would capitalize "teacher John Doe" or "pharmacist John Doe."Army bratNaval petty officerMarine recruit All of those are specific proper nouns, or adjectives derived from proper nouns, and therefore do get capitalized.  Therefore, unlike your other examples, you would capitalized Marine John Doe.