From: deepstblu@sprynet.com.aq   
      
   61rroger@gmail.com wrote in   
   news:af84e133-6bad-4802-a6fe-3e805a26b7a8o@googlegroups.com:   
      
   > Sometimes, when I hear people talk/say or write about the words Democrat   
   > or Republican, they will sometimes say/write "lowercase d or r" or   
   > they'll say/write "uppercase D or R."  In simple lay person terms, why   
   > is that?  Why does that matter?  I hope that I asked this in the right   
   > way, so that you understand what I'm asking.  Thank you.   
   >   
      
   The lowercase would refer to a person devoted to the idea of democracy, or of   
   a republic, while the uppercase would refer to a member of the Democratic   
   Party or the Republican Party. Sort of like the difference between a   
   dictionary definition and a brand name.   
      
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