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Capitalization Examples
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Near (Balkans)
Side of New York
South Central States
the East (section of United States)
east:
Africa
coast (U.S.)
Pennsylvania
Eastern:
Gulf States
Middle, Mideastern (Asia)
North Central States
Shore (Chesapeake Bay)
States
United States
eastern:
France
seaboard
Wisconsin
easterner
EE-bond
electoral college; the electors
Elizabethan Age (see Ages)
email (lowercase within a sentence)
Email (uppercase "E" to start a sentence)
Emancipation Proclamation (see Proclamation)
Embassy, British, etc.; the Embassy
Emperor, Japanese, etc.; the Emperor
Empire, Roman; the empire
Engine Company, Bethesda; engine company No. 6; No. 6 engine company; the company
Engineer officer, etc. (of Engineer Corps); the Engineers
Engineers, Chief of (Army)
Engineers, Corps of (see Corps)
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; the Envoy; the

Minister

Equator, the; equatorial
Establishment, if part of name; the establishment:
Army
Army Field
Defense
Federal
Military
Naval; but naval establishment; Naval Establishments Regs
Navy
Postal
Regular
Reserve
Shore
but civil establishment; legislative establishment
Estate, Girard (a foundation); the estate
estate, third (the commons); fourth (the press); tax; etc.
Eurodollar, euro
Excellency, His, Her; Their Excellencies
Exchange, New York Stock; the stock exchange; the exchange
Executive (President of United States):
Chief
Decree No. 100; Decree 100; but Executive decree; direction
Mansion; the mansion; the White House
Office; the Office
Order No. 34; Order 34; but Executive order
power
executive:
agreement
branch
communication
department
document
paper
privilege
exhibit 2, A, II, etc.; but Exhibit 2, when part of title: Exhibit 2: Capital Expenditures, 1935-49
Expedition, Byrd; Lewis and Clark; the expedition
Exposition, California-Pacific
International, etc.; the exposition