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A (Short) Rant Re: A/C VWs
May. 12th, 2008 01:19 pmPeoples!
I have seen this far too often on forums and the like.
When you are talking about an automobile model, it's capitalized. Even the nicknames are capitalized. Why? Because they're still proper nouns. Even if it's not the official title, it's still a title.
So, if you're referring to a Volkswagen sedan? Yes, it's "Bug", not "bug" and "Beetle", not "beetle". Neither are the 'real' names for the car (excluding the Super Beetle), but they're common usage enough to be treated as such.
On a similar note, if you're talking about a Dub and you mention the hood of the automobile, I'm gonna be looking toward the tail-end of the car. The trunk is in the front. No, really. Front = trunk. Rear = hood. Or "decklid" if you want to be proper. (Unless you're talking about a Type-3, then both the front and rear compartments are 'trunks'.)
Hood means there's an engine underneath. Trunk means you can put stuff inside of it. So if you say you've popped the hood of your Bug and are loading your groceries on in? I'm probably gonna reach for my fire extinguisher and/or camera, because that's gonna be beautiful when you hit the ignition.
I have seen this far too often on forums and the like.
When you are talking about an automobile model, it's capitalized. Even the nicknames are capitalized. Why? Because they're still proper nouns. Even if it's not the official title, it's still a title.
So, if you're referring to a Volkswagen sedan? Yes, it's "Bug", not "bug" and "Beetle", not "beetle". Neither are the 'real' names for the car (excluding the Super Beetle), but they're common usage enough to be treated as such.
On a similar note, if you're talking about a Dub and you mention the hood of the automobile, I'm gonna be looking toward the tail-end of the car. The trunk is in the front. No, really. Front = trunk. Rear = hood. Or "decklid" if you want to be proper. (Unless you're talking about a Type-3, then both the front and rear compartments are 'trunks'.)
Hood means there's an engine underneath. Trunk means you can put stuff inside of it. So if you say you've popped the hood of your Bug and are loading your groceries on in? I'm probably gonna reach for my fire extinguisher and/or camera, because that's gonna be beautiful when you hit the ignition.
