Capitalization of proper nouns

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Capitalization of proper nouns

In "j'irai au Carnaval de Nice", why is the word "carnaval" capitalised.?

Their own website does not use a capital for "carnaval" in “le carnival de Nice”. 

See this page where there are 2 instances:

http://www.nicecarnaval.com/le-carnaval

although, strangely, in other parts of the page, in different contexts, the word is capitalized.

Asked 4 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I think it depends on whether one sees Carnaval de Nice as its own brand or not.

David S. asked:

Capitalization of proper nouns

In "j'irai au Carnaval de Nice", why is the word "carnaval" capitalised.?

Their own website does not use a capital for "carnaval" in “le carnival de Nice”. 

See this page where there are 2 instances:

http://www.nicecarnaval.com/le-carnaval

although, strangely, in other parts of the page, in different contexts, the word is capitalized.

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