Bank Holiday

[shazzabell]

Does Bank Holiday have capital letters?

[aristotle]

Yes.

[THECORBYLOON]

No, it's referred to as a "bank holiday" in legislation. I've checked in the online version of Chambers Dictionary and it confirms it has no capitals.

[jno]

not usually, as there are several bank holidays - unlike, say, Good Friday, which is a one-off. But it wouldn't be the end of the world to capitalise it; nobody would fail to understand you.

[THECORBYLOON]

Sorry to disagree jno but if everyone began to use capitals incorrectly it would be a slippery slope heading toward anarchy, pestilence, an increase in global warming as piles of grammar books were burnt and the end of GMTV...

[jno]

But I have been on anti-capitalist marches, TCL, and heard of the terrible things upper-case can do.

[society]

A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

[THECORBYLOON]

What about the middle cases? What happened to them. If capitals are allowed to run riot, what'll happen to the once proud initials? They'll be swamped and disappear in a sea of mediocrity.

[jno]

the importance of the lower cases is minuscule these days.

[chaotica]

i like capital letters !

[shazzabell]

Ta.