Re: Boolean or boolean

Subject: Re: Boolean or boolean
From: Jason Willebeek-LeMair <jlemair -at- ITEXCHSRV2 -dot- PHX -dot- MCD -dot- MOT -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 12:37:32 -0700

It seems that you have already researched three authoritative opinions.

Jason

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> From: Eric Thomas
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> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 1997 12:33 PM
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> Subject: Boolean or boolean
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> Here's a strange one... my engineers and I are having a discussion
> about
> whether to capitalize the "B" in Boolean operator or leave it
> lowercase.
> They insist that it should be lowercase - and have even made some
> jokes
> about only liberal arts majors capitalizing it. I've looked in
> Webster's
> New Unabridged dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and the
> Microsoft Manual of Style, and they all indicate that you always
> capitalize
> it. Does anyone have an authoritative opinion?
> Thanks.
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