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Old 02-02-2009, 05:04 PM
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How do we spell the name of the sport we love when googling or writing copy? There ought to be a standard, IMO, but which should it be?
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Old 02-02-2009, 05:06 PM
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We could have a poll

I'll go for fly fishing

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I will second that FF.
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When writing magazine copy, you'll need to use the magazine's standard. I believe most use "fly fishing", but I noticed that at least one general outdoor magazine over here uses "fly-fishing".

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Capital F in the middle of a sentence? or at the beginning.
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Capital F in the middle of a sentence? or at the beginning.
No capitals i.e. 'Today I went fly fishing for trout'.
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We could have a poll

I'll go for fly fishing
Correct!

fly fishing, Fly fishing, "Fly Fishing for Trout" Depending on where positioned in a sentence!
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Trout is not a proper noun, so it should be 'Fly fishing for trout'.

OK - call me a pedant...
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It must be fly fishing. People would not put 'carpfishing' or 'spinningforpikefishing' or indeed 'salmonfishing'. It would be silly, me thinks.
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