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Ro-bot removes Incorrect or Unnecessary Capital Letters like These. Some people think that the names of currencies are properly capitalised. Why is this? Probably because they often sound like proper nouns: franc, for example, or mark. Of course those two have now (almost) vacated the scene in favour of the equally capitalised-sounding euro.

Currently editing: French words in English, British and American English, English spellings, Minimal pair

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Robert Thorpe, born in London in 1950, living in Esposende, Portugal. I have a degree in English from Peterhouse, Cambridge. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in Mâcon, France (at a lycée agricole); Mondovì, Italy; Beckenham, England; and finally in various locations in Portugal, where my de facto wife is a primary school teacher. I can translate from the relevant languages as well as from Spanish, German and Latin.

I came across Citizendium when I looked in Wikipedia for the latter's history. There, I still do copyediting, and I created a number of articles, including the 'replete with red links' list mentioned above.cöurtesy politeness cf. cürtsey bow

coúsin *cúzzen

còver

côvert cf. ovërt

còvet -ít

còws animals = Còwes Isle of Wight; cf. kowtòw

Coŵper = Coôper, or Còwper

cŏyôtê AmE *kîôat

cráckpot noun one word

crêak noise = crêek water

crêam

crêâte

crêâtion -êâshən

crêature -ch-

créche *crésh, cf. crásh

crêdence

credéntials

crédibílity

crêed

crêek water = crêak noise

créme can have French accent: crème

créme de menthe - crème de menthe *crémdə-mónt

Crêôle

crêosote

crèpe can have French accent: crèpe

crescéndos -sh-

créscent *crézzənt

crévíce

crevásse

creŵ ship = Creŵe England

creŵ-cut

Crîchton *Crŷtən

crîme

Crîmêa -êə

Crôát *Crôwát

Croâtia *Crôw-âshə

cróc crocodile = cróck pot, old

crôchet knit *crôshây, cf. crótchet

crócodîle

croissant *kwússón, French nasal -ón

crône

crôny

cróss-examinâtion

cròtch genitals = crútch support

crótchet irritable, music regular pronunciation, cf. crôchèt *crôshây

crûcible

crûcifíxion

crûise -ûz

crúx

crýpt

crýstal - t sounded, cf. whístle, grístle, silent t

cùckoô

cûe snooker, theatre = queûe line

cuisìne *quizêen, cf. cóusin *cúzzən

cúl-de-sác

cúlprit

cúm with = còme here

cúpboard rhymes with Húbbard

curaçào *curassòw

cûrate person

curâte museum

cürb stop, street = kërb street

cûre-åll noun, adjective

cûrious

cúrrant eat = cúrrent now, flow

currículum vìtaê

cürse cf. cŏurse

cürt blunt = Kürt person

cürtsey bow cf. cöurtesy politeness

cùshion cf. percússion, both -shən

cústard

cústody BrE *cústardy

cút-prîce

cy- s-

cýclamen s-

cŷcle s-

cýclical s-

cŷclist s-

cýgnet swan = sígnet ring

cýlinder

cýmbal drums = sýmbol sign

cŷpher or cîpher, cf. decîpher

cŷpress tree = Cŷprus country s-

cýst s-

cýnic s-

cýnicism

Czàr or Tsàr *Zàr

Czéch nationality = chéck verify = BrE chéque cash