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bainbrig | 14:25 Thu 29th Nov 2018 | Phrases & Sayings
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Standard reference works list 'spring' as a common noun, which does not, therefore, take a capital letter, so "I love the Spring" is wrong, but "I love the spring" is correct.

I prefer George Orwell's admonition to disregard any of the above rules if they result in poor English (not about Spring, but you get my drift).

If I write "I prefer the spring", it's not inconceivable that I like a coil of metal wire that goes boing when you push it. But if I write "I prefer the Spring", there is less ambiguity.

Anyone want to argue?

No, sorry, I mean are there any different views?

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Quite agree (or rather One agrees).

I think we could invoke Orwell's sixth here - Break any of these rules sooner than say anything barbarous.

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