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Isobella Viscera

Isobella Viscera asked in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Do you capitalize the M in Mom in a sentence?

My friend and I are in a discussion. He says that you say, "my mom told me to do blah blah". But since its a proper noun, wouldn't it be "my Mom told me I had to do blah blah". Which way is right?

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erin7
Lv 7
1 decade ago
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My mom told me...
And then, Mom told me...
When you use mom as a name it's capitalized.
Source(s): http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/lsc/faq/eng/enggrawhen...
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Lv 5
1 decade ago
It can go either way! (:

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