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Capitalization Examples


 * Star-Spangled Banner
 * flags, foreign:
 * Tricolor (French)
 * Union Jack (British)
 * United Nations
 * Fleet, if part of name; the fleet:
 * Atlantic
 * Channel
 * Grand
 * High Seas
 * Marine Force
 * Naval Reserve
 * Pacific, etc. (naval)
 * 6th Fleet, etc.
 * U.S.
 * flex fuel
 * floor (House or Senate)
 * fly way; Canadian flyway, etc.
 * Force(s), if part of name; the force(s):
 * Active Forces
 * Active-Duty
 * Air (see also Air Force)
 * All-Volunteer
 * Armed Forces (synonym for overall
 * U.S. Military Establishment)
 * Army Field Forces; the Field Forces
 * Fleet Marine
 * Navy Battle (see Navy)
 * Navy Scouting (see Navy); Reserve Force Rapid Deployment
 * Task Force 70; the task force; but task force report
 * United Nations Emergency; the Emergency Force; the Force; but United Nations police force
 * foreign cabinets:
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs; Foreign Minister; the Minister
 * Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry
 * Office of Foreign Missions; the Office
 * Minister Plenipotentiary
 * Premier
 * Prime Minister
 * Foreign Legion (French); the legion
 * Foreign Service; the Service:
 * officer
 * Officer Corps; the corps
 * Reserve officer; the Reserve officer
 * Reserve Officer Corps; the Reserve Corps; the corps
 * Staff officer; the Staff officer
 * Staff Officer Corps; the Staff Corps; the corps
 * Forest, if part of name; the national forest; the forest:
 * Angeles National
 * Black
 * Coconino and Prescott National Forests
 * but State and National forests (see System)
 * Forester (Chief of Forest Service); the Chief; also Chief Forester
 * form 2, A, II, etc.; but Form 2, when part of title: Form 1040: Individual Income Tax Return; but withholding tax form
 * Fort McHenry, etc.; the fort
 * Foundation, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
 * Chemical; the foundation
 * Ford; the foundation
 * National Science; the Foundation
 * Russell Sage; the foundation
 * Founding Fathers; Founders/Founder (of this Nation, Country)
 * four freedoms
 * Framers (of the U.S. Constitution; of the Bill of Rights)
 * free world
 * Frisco (for San Francisco; no apostrophe)
 * Fritalux (see alliances)
 * Fund, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to international or United Nations fund:
 * Democracy (United Nations); the Fund
 * International Monetary; the Fund
 * but civil service retirement fund;