Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Is Universe a proper noun? Ben Davis May 29, Is Universe a proper noun? Do you capitalize solar system? Should Galaxy be capitalized? Should NASA be capitalized? Does Moon have a capital letter? What is the another name for Moon?
The first two Google hits I found for "in the universe" showed both variants. This is a personal choice: whether you think it better to regard something as grand as 'universe' as requiring proper noun respect. In your context, I'd opt for the proper noun marking. Also, an interesting article " Universe Or universe? I think, for consistency, it make sense to capitalize or not, the same as you would with "earth", cf: english.
It's not a duplicate since your link points to the same question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. You could improve this answer and maybe get some upvotes if you could corroborate your advice with reference to external authorities. If that link supports your contention, then add it to your answer. Will the universe end? If the universe is always expanding, what is causing it to do so?
Does the universe have a shape? Was the universe formed by the big bang? Is the universe finite? My boss disagrees. Neither, he says, does capitalizing the protagonist's name from The Big Lebowski entail belief in the existence of the Dude.
So we capitalize God. The case of the Universe is less fraught — though not completely without contention.
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