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Rule "Capitalization of words derived from proper nouns"

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Description: Capitalization of words derived from proper nouns
Message: Possible alternative capitalization. Some nouns that are derived from proper nouns can have both an initial capital letter and an initial lower case letter. If there is a close association with the proper noun, use \1.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/spelling-capital-letters/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • These romanizers think that the Roman Catholic church...
    Correction suggestion: Romanizers
  • During this period of romanization, the native British peoples...
    Correction suggestion: Romanization
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CAPITALIZATION_NNP_DERIVED [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)