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Anytime the viewer might get tripped up by the proper nouns, Villeneuve is there to strike them with the power of Herbert’s universe.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
In general, lemmas exclude proper nouns (names of people, places, …).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
But capitalization is sparsely employed in the Spanish language, which uses the lowercase for many proper nouns and titles.
—Terence McGinley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Invoking Turkey’s Anadol A1, made from 1966-1975, may be useful as a tie-breaker in board games where the use of proper nouns is permitted.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2023
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
In general, lemmas exclude proper nouns (names of people, places, …).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
But capitalization is sparsely employed in the Spanish language, which uses the lowercase for many proper nouns and titles.
—Terence McGinley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Invoking Turkey’s Anadol A1, made from 1966-1975, may be useful as a tie-breaker in board games where the use of proper nouns is permitted.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2023
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“Proper noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proper%20noun. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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