We say "help." But I don't think it's important to know how many states we have unless you live here or come from here.If you don't know how many states there are in the USA then God help you.
Do we say "God save you" or "God saves you"?
Can you express your idea with different words? I can't guess what you mean.What do we say, "God save you" or "God saves you"?
What do we say, "God save you" or "God saves you"?
"God helps you when you ask for His help."
I see. We do the same in Polish. Just wanted to confirm it.It's convention. We capitalize His when the word refers to the deity (God). Whatever the reason, it's always been done that way.
Good question!I see. We do the same in Polish. Just wanted to confirm it.
If I don't believe in any deity whatsoever, am I free to leave it lowercase, or should I still capitalize it anyway?
What if I talk about a different god/goddess, say, Aphrodite or Mars? Does the convention also apply, or is it only used for God?
Same thing. We just do it.Not a teacher
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Why is His capitalized? Is that a sign of respect toward the deity?
I remember I was once corrected on this forum for using lowercase god when referring to the Judeo-Christian deity. It's simply a name and should be capitalized as such; it has nothing to do with belief, respect, or atheism - a simple distinction between any deity and the particular deity.
What's up with capital His?
Their names are capitalized just like "God" is when it's a name.It doesn't matter whether you're a believer or not. As for Aphrodite or Mars, no. They are not accorded that respect.
The practice is much less common than it used to be.I haven't used a initial capital for pronouns referring to God since I left school in 1964.
Why is His capitalized? Is that a sign of respect toward the deity? . . . What's up with capital His?
"Here is a speech; but we know not whose, nor to whom, nor yet (well) concerning whom; only concerning certain persons, whom the speaker (whoever he is) calleth his 'anointed.' It behoveth us to know these three, who they be.
"The Person, Whose the speech is, Persona loquens, He That saith Meos, Him we find at the fourteenth verse. Ipse est Dominus Deus noster, 'He is the Lord our God:' God it is, That speaketh here: He That challengeth them for His, by calling them 'Mine.'"
- Lancelot Andrewes
I haven't used a initial capital for pronouns referring to God since I left school in 1964.
To add to what the others have said, I do view it as a sign of respect or humility. As Piscean's post indicates, this capitalization custom is no longer observed very widely. Among those who practice the custom authentically, not as a mere act of imitation or mockery, the capitalization of pronouns referring to a monotheistic deity, of whichever religion, signifies, I think, that the speaker is referring conscientiously to a higher being, that the pronouns are being employed, if you will, as super-pronouns.
I don't think I've ever needed to write a pronoun for God/god. My use of the word is solely in expressions like "Oh, for god's sake" and, as you can see, I don't capitalise it. There's also, of course, the more modern issue of people automatically using "he" when referring to the Christian god.
Forget about it. Move on to something else."Super-pronouns"...hmm... I like it! I'll henceforth use capital He, Him, His, Himself.
I don't recommend it—you'll be joining a diminishing minority.
What's the issue? I'm clueless.
Can you express your idea with different words? I can't guess what you mean.
I was trying to [STRIKE]know[/STRIKE] find out [STRIKE]which one is correct[/STRIKE] whether "god save you" or "god saves you" is correct.
If you don't know how many states are there in the USA then God saves you.
What do we say "god save you" or "god saves you"?
Both phrases are correct. They mean different things; the first is an imperative asking God to save you. The second uses the present simple to say that you expect God to save you in the situation you tried to describe.I was trying to know which one is correct "god save you" or "god saves you".
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