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It’s the second day of spring and we were happy to see the sun come out in Seattle! (So happy that I took off a little early and went to Pike Place Market.)
It’s a fitting time to remember the rules of capitalization for the seasons. Winter, spring, summer, and fall/autumn are all lowercased except when used to denote an issue of a publication (e.g., the Spring 2011 issue of a company newsletter or other publication).
Other exceptions would be when the word begins a sentence (such as “Winter” in the previous sentence) or is part of the title of a work (The Torrents of Spring by Ernst Hemingway).
Lowercase rules also apply for spring equinox and winter solstice.
Hope you are all enjoying the longer days and glimpses of sunshine after a long, cold winter. Happy spring!
You’ve misspelled a client’s name in your newest project proposal. The presentation you spent hours perfecting still contains multiple typos your brain skipped over. Your website is full of outdated or incorrect information.
Anyone who has been in business for a while knows even the smallest errors can be extremely costly. I’m always surprised, then, how many companies take a laid-back approach to ensuring the quality of their online content and business documents. They publish material that no one but the author checks, or rely on colleagues who may understand the subject matter but lack the skills to effectively proofread the writing.