Capitalization
Titles and Positions
Governor Pataki
Bob Smith, chairman of the board
Place Names and Place-Related Terms
the South
the East, the Far East, Eastern (when describing Asia or Asian culture), eastern, an easterner, the Middle East, the Near East, Middle Eastern, the Eastern Hemisphere, eastern Europe, Eastern Europe (when discussing the post-WWII division of Europe), the eastern seaboard, the East Coast (when referring to the eastern United States)
Lakes Erie and Superior
the earth
western Pennsylvania
the Big Apple
the Rust Belt
the Upper East Side
the West Coast
the Great Depression
Southern hospitality
Earth
Generations
Generation X
baby boomers
Terms That Begin with Single Letters
T-shirt
A-frame
Names of Races, Ethnic Groups, Nationalities, Peoples, and Social Classes
black
white
African Americans
an African American child
Hispanics
Germans
Asians
Native Americans, American Indians, the First Peoples (in Canada)
Buildings and Other Structures and Streets
the Sears Tower
the Brooklyn Bridge
Seventh and Eighth avenues
Government Terms
the Senate
congressional
the federal government
Congress
the Second Amendment
Social Security
Epochs, Ages, and Historical Events
the Industrial Revolution
the Great Depression
a depression
a recession