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Wondering how you handle on pediatric reports when sm - shortcake

Posted: Nov 27, 2012

doc refers to mom or mother/dad/grandma, etc. I was taught that if it is "the mom" you would not capitalize but if you can substitute a name, then it would be capitalized.

The mom denies vomiting, but Mom states the baby..... (would that be correct as far as capitalization goes?)

Depends on the day of the week and who your QA is. - I am being sarcastic. sm

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I always capitalized them all. Mom is a shortened form or nickname for mother. I was getting corrected no matter which way I did it, so I guess I have no idea. I think it should be capitalized at all times. In your example, you would delete "the," and put - Mom denies vomiting, but Mom states the baby..... Otherwise, it should state The mother denies vomiting, but Mom states.....

This is just my opinion, I've done no research, but when you think about it Grammie, Mommy, Daddy, MomMom, Grandma, Grandpa are all nicknames for appropriate names that are not capitalized such as grandmother, mother, father, grandmother, grandmother, grandfather....

I hope that makes sense. Again, I was corrected both ways depending on the text around it I guess. Who really knows?! I just always learned nicknames are capitalized. I guess you could capitalize Grandmother if that's what you refer to your grandma as. So in that case, all of them would be capitalized. But usually when you capitalize grandmother it is followed by something, like Grandmother Smith or Grandmother Betty or Grandfather Bill. I know it's confusing as all get out.

Thank you, my thoughts exactly! nm - shortcake

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Mother/father/dad, etc. - Becky

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I never use those words - I always use "the mother" or "the father". Don't know if I'm right or not, but that is how I do it.

If this is a strict verbatim account, I would say you are spot on. - IAMT

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