Capitalization Examples
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- Stars and Stripes
- 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;
