Do native speakers capitalize "aunt," "mother," "father," etc. with "my", "her" if they are using them as a title?
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"My uncle works in a factory."
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"My Dad is on business in France."
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Do native speakers capitalize "aunt," "mother," "father," etc. with "my", "her" if they are using them as a title?
"My uncle works in a factory."
"My Dad is on business in France."
Best Answer
These are not being used as titles. They are being used as common nouns and are not capitalised.
"As a title" means as part of a name:
Or in place of a name
Note you don't say "Father George" or "Brother Tom" (except when they are religious titles of a priest or a monk). While a sibling will use "Dad" in place of a name when talking to another sibling, it is unusual to use "Brother" as a name. So don't say: