Talk:Eurovision Song Contest/FAQ
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Q1: Why does this article sometimes capitalise the letter C in the word "Contest"?
A1: When the word "Contest" is used within this article, in most occurrences it is being used as a short form of "Eurovision Song Contest". For example, if you say "Switzerland won the first Contest", that could really be written "Switzerland won the first Eurovision Song Contest". The only reason why the whole ESC title is not repeated throughout the article is that it would be superfluous and repetitious. Therefore "the Contest" is simply used in order to replace "the ESC". However because it is a short form of "the ESC", it remains a proper noun. Therefore it must be capitalised.
The word should only be written in lower case when talking about "a contest". For example: "The EBU decided to create a contest in which their member countries would participate". The simple rule is: if you can replace "Contest" in the sentence with "Eurovision Song Contest", then it is a proper name and needs to be capitalised. If you can't replace it as such, then it's just an ordinary word and does not require a capital.