Reader question: When do you capitalize “husband”?

A reader recently emailed me this question: A woman who is a columnist for our local San Luis Obispo Tribune always capitalizes the word husband when it precedes his name, i.e. Husband Richard. She also capitalizes Son Sean. When I grumbled about it to a friend who edits books she claimed that was proper. Wondering… Continue reading Reader question: When do you capitalize “husband”?

Reader question: “My game arrived with a missing token.”

I recently received the following message on my Facebook page: Saw this posted in a board game group: “My game arrived with a missing token.” Someone responds, “don’t you mean without.” “Without a missing token”??? How would you tackle this sentence structure? I don’t really have much of an issue with the original construction. It’s… Continue reading Reader question: “My game arrived with a missing token.”

Shouldn’t you capitalize “husband”?

The following is a reader submission. Wouldn’t you capitalize husband if in fact you were writing and referenced your Husband? Using the word husband in place of his name. Just like when you would reference your Mom or Dad. I thought personal reference should be added as the 4th reason to capitalize husband from your… Continue reading Shouldn’t you capitalize “husband”?