Why capitalise "South" in South of France ?

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Why capitalise "South" in South of France ?

I think this could be a regional difference in English, but unless 'South of France' is a specific region, it does not need a capital S in English either (at least not in Australian English). It is unnecessarily misleading as it is currently written, as the French does not capitalise the S either.

Asked 3 years ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Maarten,

Thank you for pointing this out! It has now been corrected. 

Bonne journée !

Maarten K. asked:

Why capitalise "South" in South of France ?

I think this could be a regional difference in English, but unless 'South of France' is a specific region, it does not need a capital S in English either (at least not in Australian English). It is unnecessarily misleading as it is currently written, as the French does not capitalise the S either.

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