Talk:Boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai:Volume5 Welcome to the World of Otomege
"God damn"[edit]
The phrase "God damn" is asking God to damn something, so it is a specific god (the Christian one) and in this case "God" is used as a proper noun, so it should be capitalized. It has become somewhat of a swear and a slang term, so its usage is not as strict, but it is correct to capitalize it. There is also the option of the slang word "goddamn" which is only slang, so it isn't capitalized and has even less religious meaning behind it (although most people saying "God damn" aren't saying it with a religious meaning). Basically, what I'm saying is, the correct usage of "God damn" is to capitalize it, but because of how it's used by people today, it has kind of lost its meaning. I think "goddamn" might be more appropriate for the way it's used here.
The god damn in this case is synonymous with goddamn, it's simply written differently. Hence, it is not capitalized. I'll give you that it can vary depending on what school of writing you follow, but it's not going to be capitalized here. If you absolutely insist on it, then change it to the one word variant.
- Alright, I guess I can accept that. It's tricky when it comes to slang. I won't change that anymore.