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I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question

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Jan or Ann...Something I should know but don't. Is it Godmother or godmother, Goddaughter or goddaughter...or interchangeable?

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Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
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glorybee wrote:Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Not to confuse anybody, but to clarify something I had been taught lol....

Wouldn't the rule, like with Mom/mom count, if the word is used in place of the name, it's capitalized?

Like:

My mom said I could go.
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Yes, Mom said I could go.
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RedBaron wrote:
glorybee wrote:Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Not to confuse anybody, but to clarify something I had been taught lol....

Wouldn't the rule, like with Mom/mom count, if the word is used in place of the name, it's capitalized?

Like:

My mom said I could go.
vs

Yes, Mom said I could go.
Shari, I'm not sure I'm following you. I can easily see a sentence like this:

My godmother said I could go.

But I don't believe I've ever heard someone use "Godmother" in place of a name:

Yes, Godmother said I could go.

It's just not done. Or am I misunderstanding you?
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glorybee wrote:
RedBaron wrote:
glorybee wrote:Lower case for these two words and other similar words formed with the same prefix.
Not to confuse anybody, but to clarify something I had been taught lol....

Wouldn't the rule, like with Mom/mom count, if the word is used in place of the name, it's capitalized?

Like:

My mom said I could go.
vs

Yes, Mom said I could go.
Shari, I'm not sure I'm following you. I can easily see a sentence like this:

My godmother said I could go.

But I don't believe I've ever heard someone use "Godmother" in place of a name:

Yes, Godmother said I could go.

It's just not done. Or am I misunderstanding you?
I've heard people do that, though. Maybe it's a regional thing?
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