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If a name of a company contains the word "and", should we capitalize the first letter "a" in this word?

Limited Liability Company Horns And Hoofs

Do we have to capitalize the first letters in all words included in a name of a company?

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    This is informative: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Case_styles. I normally use #4: "Capitalisation of the first word, and all other words, except for articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and forms of to be". However, it'd be the best to follow your manual of style. Nov 27, 2014 at 13:39

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I guess you should follow the capitalization pattern adopted by the company itself. To cite an example, "Procter and Gamble" does not capitalize the conjunction "and".

Some Russian companies use English names composed entirely of capital letters. Some capitalize a letter in the middle of their name, like PhosAgro. There's a variety of styles.

If the company has no official English name for some reason, then it all depends on the importance of being precise in such a literal way. If it's a legal translation, one should consult the involved parties, legal experts.

If its a news article translation, one might ask the publisher what is their policy in this regard. If there's no particular policy, I would use Damkerng T.'s suggestion as most appropriate: "Capitalisation of the first word, and all other words, except for articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and forms of to be".

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    Some use an ampersand instead. B&Q is the first that springs to mind. Nov 27, 2014 at 13:58
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    @CopperKettle thanks. The company in question does not have an adopted name in English.
    – user11470
    Nov 27, 2014 at 14:16
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    @Humbulani: then it all depends on whether it is important to be precise to the extreme. If it's not a legal translation but a translation for a news report, say, I'd use the rules of stylistic thumb quoted by Damkerng T. and go with a small-case conjunction and. (0: Nov 27, 2014 at 14:27
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    'hoofs' bothers me too - but if that's the actual company name, it would be hard to change - see NGRAM Nov 27, 2014 at 19:33
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    @Tetsujin As I see from Ngram, 'hooves' is more popular today. Maybe I will recommend this word to her. Let me tell it to you straight, 'hoofs' began bothering me either. Her business is related to safaris, i.e. hunting cape buffalo and so on.
    – user11470
    Nov 28, 2014 at 7:36

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