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Hopkirk | 22:37 Mon 15th Nov 2010 | How it Works
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My son reckons that when you write about a Bunsen burner, there needs to be a capital letter B for Bunsen.

His reasoning is that it is named after Mr Bunsen.

I was surprised at this, and wondered if he is correct?
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You're probably right.
23:32 Mon 15th Nov 2010
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Just when I had got my head rewired to accept the truth, Jno steps in and muddies the waters.
23:34 Mon 15th Nov 2010
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Not really. The adjective jumbo predates Jumbo the Elephant. Similarly Hoover and Mesmer(ise) lose their capitals when used as verbs. I have never heard of Bunsen being used as a verb, so I think his capital B is safe for some time to come.
23:45 Mon 15th Nov 2010
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Bunsen is the name of the 'thing'...its is not an object for burning bunsens...so capitalisation is correct
19:59 Tue 16th Nov 2010

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