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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. Titles for heads of state don\\\'t follow the same capitalization rules as earldoms, and are common noun that aren\\\'t capitalized because numerous countries have presidents and kings. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back up your assertion with examples in reliable published sources?
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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. Titles for heads of state don\\\'t follow the same capitalization rules as earldoms and are common noun that aren\\\'t capitalized because numerous countries have presidents. Ditto with kings. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back up your assertion with examples in reliable published sources?
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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. President is a common noun and isn\\\'t capitalized because the U.S. has had many presidents, and other countries have presidents too. Ditto with kings. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back up your assertion with examples in reliable published sources?
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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. United States is capitalized because there\\\'s only one United States, president isn\\\'t capitalized because the U.S. has had many presidents. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back up your assertion with examples in reliable published sources?
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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. United States is capitalized because there\\\'s only one United States, president isn\\\'t capitalized because the U.S. has had many presidents. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back this up with examples in reliable published sources?
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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. United States is capitalized because there\\\'s only one United States, president isn\\\'t capitalized because the U.S. has had many presidents. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back this up with examples in reliable published sources?
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There\\\'s no such thing as a \\\"proper title\\\", there\\\'s only proper nouns. United States is capitalized because there\\\'s only one United States, president isn\\\'t capitalized because the U.S. has had many presidents. Not to labor the point, but as I provided numerous examples of, offices themselves are not capitalized in reliable sources even when it\\\'s specific like \\\"president of the United States\\\". Could you please back this up with examples in reliable published sources?
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