03-06-2008, 01:25 PM
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| Capitol Division
Has anyone ever wondered whether "Capitol Division" is a misspelling? It would seem to make as much sense as calling it the "Washington Monument" division or the "Supreme Court building" division. "Capital Division" would seem to make a lot more sense. | 
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03-06-2008, 01:29 PM
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| What a Capital idea!
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03-06-2008, 01:36 PM
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#3 | | "The Judge"
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| whose capital? the state capital?
capitOl without disambiguation impicitly refers to the US capitol area. | 
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03-06-2008, 01:45 PM
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cap·i·tol (kāp'ĭ-tl) Pronunciation Key
n.
1. A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.
2. Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets. See Usage Note at capital.
—Usage note The noun capital refers to a city or town that is the seat of government; to a capital letter as opposed to a lowercase letter; and to wealth or resources. The noun Capitol refers primarily to the building in Washington, D.C., in which Congress sits or to similar buildings used by state legislatures.
capitol. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved March 06, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/capitol | As in, the division in which the Capitol is located. Yes, it may be the only division named for a single structure within the division, but probably better than DC Division or District of Columbia Division, or Columbia Division. With Western Washington, better to avoid confusion.
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03-06-2008, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by noodle  whose capital? the state capital?
capitOl without disambiguation impicitly refers to the US capitol area. | Hmm....I'm not claiming to be an authority on this, or to know the definitive answer, but when I google "capitol area," I get hits that generally seem to refer to the building and grounds of state capitol buildings; but when I google "capital area," the hits seem to relate to the Washington D.C. area (or a state capital city and surrounding area). A lot more hits for "capital area" then "capitol area." | |
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03-06-2008, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by campb1pr As in, the division in which the Capitol is located. Yes, it may be the only division named for a single structure within the division, but probably better than DC Division or District of Columbia Division, or Columbia Division. With Western Washington, better to avoid confusion. | It just strikes me as odd that "Capit al division" (meaning Washington D.C. division) is a perfect name for the division, whereas "Capitol Division" (meaning a building that houses the legislative branch division) is somewhat bizarre. | |
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03-06-2008, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Ender Has anyone ever wondered whether "Capitol Division" is a misspelling? | Maybe they didn't want people to think that it was a rich division.
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03-06-2008, 03:55 PM
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#8 | | "The Judge"
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Originally Posted by Ender Hmm....I'm not claiming to be an authority on this, or to know the definitive answer, but when I google "capitol area," I get hits that generally seem to refer to the building and grounds of state capitol buildings; but when I google "capital area," the hits seem to relate to the Washington D.C. area (or a state capital city and surrounding area). A lot more hits for "capital area" then "capitol area." | so your argument is that one version produces more google results? | |
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03-06-2008, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Wafath Maybe they didn't want people to think that it was a rich division. | Or maybe they were trying to avoid making it sound like one division was more important than the others: capital - adj. 3. First in importance; chief; principal. | |
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03-06-2008, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Wafath Maybe they didn't want people to think that it was a rich division. | Or one which executes criminals (or in this case, violators of division rules). | |
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