"Oh God" or "Oh god"?

Lurker

31 Jan 2014

I never even spell out G-d. Obviously, I use the dash haha. For texting and things like that I only say "omg."

Advanced Wordsmith

17 Oct 2014

In dialog, it should depend upon the character's belief entirely. If the character is the type of person who would capitalize "God" then that's how you, as the author, should write it. If the character would opt instead for the lower-case "god" then that's what should be used. Dialog is dependent upon the character in all cases. Higher educated characters might be less likely to use contractions, whereas some characters might always use contractions or slang. The same is true for what the character would think about elevating. Such as "God" over "god" or the other way around. The same holds true for the character's thoughts, whether in quotations or not.

In narrative, then it should be a matter of author's choice. Which one best fits the tone of the work? A story meant to be irreverent would probably not exalt a deity with a capitalization. Ultimately, it's not about showing respect to your faith or promoting a particular view of religious belief, it's about the story. It's always about the story.

JimB01

Active Ink Slinger

17 Oct 2014

if its good OH GOD if so so oh God

overmykneenow

Active Ink Slinger

17 Oct 2014

You might not believe in fairies but that doesn't mean Tinkerbell should have a lower case T.

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