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minus-squareCannedYeet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 days agoPeople usually call that a “lowercase D democrat”
minus-squarelennybird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 days agoI always mix those up, let alone wonder how well other people know the difference so I just tend to explain as I go kind of thing, if that makes sense
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-22 days ago“D” is capitalizing a proper noun, the name for the political party. Proper nouns should be capitalized. “d” for the system of governance, not a proper noun. Anyone that cares to know the difference will likely note it. Hope that helps.
People usually call that a “lowercase D democrat”
I always mix those up, let alone wonder how well other people know the difference so I just tend to explain as I go kind of thing, if that makes sense
“D” is capitalizing a proper noun, the name for the political party. Proper nouns should be capitalized.
“d” for the system of governance, not a proper noun.
Anyone that cares to know the difference will likely note it. Hope that helps.