When to Capitalize Francais?

Language Names Are Lowercased in French
In French, however, français is only capitalized when it is used as a noun identifying a nationality, such as the following: Les Français aiment le vin (The French like wine).

When should French be capitalized?

Generally, no matter what part of speech the term “French” represents, it should always be capitalized. I will leave you with the following two examples of how the word can be used as both a proper noun and proper adjective. Examples: Noun: The French make great food.

Is the word french fries capitalized?

Here's why french fries is usually lowercase. Although we often capitalize a country or city name when it's part of a food name, that's not always the case, and it's typically not the case with french fries. ... It is capitalized because the name does relate directly to the Emmental region where the cheese originated.

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