Capital letter: English, French, etc

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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PLease list me all cases that the words “English”, “French”… are always written in capital letter as in:

I like to learn English.

Thanks
K

2

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They are capitalized when they refer to the nationality, Van:

French toast
English literature
Dutch courage
etc.

When they do not refer directly to the nationality, then they are often begun with lower case letters:

french fries
put english on the ball
we’re in dutch now!
etc.

As you will learn from a dictionary search, either form is often acceptable in the latter case.
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3

Dear Sir,

Thanks for your reply.

K

4

Could not find this one in my dictionary!

Would you please tell me the meaning and the use???

Tom
“Future Moderator”

5

Hi Tom

Actually, this idiom has already been discussed in another thread. I’d never heard it before, either. But googling is a big help: :wink:
google.de/search?hl=de&q=%22 … uche&meta=

Amy