I know titled must be in capital letters but here ("president") it is not. Why?
"Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said." This is from The Guardian online.
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Re: Titles capitalization
In your example, "president" is not used as Erdogan's title but merely as a description.toedrika wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:49 am I know titled must be in capital letters but here ("president") it is not. Why?
"Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said." This is from The Guardian online.
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