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| What IS the correct way to spell it? With or without a capital 'Y'
I always seem to get it wrong and is never consistent in all the works I have read.
Much appreciation to whomever can clear up my confusion!!  |
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| As far as I know, Sanskrit doesn't have capitals and lower case so anything we do with the language is only an approximation. But I haven't seen it written "Yoga" as a rule. |
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| Dear Twisti:
It depends on how you define or use the word Yoga, iin a particular context.
Neel Kulkarni
www.authenticyoga.org |
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| So it would be capitalized in Yoga Bear...or Yoga Berra but not in let's practice yoga? |
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| kulkarnn - 2005-01-26 10:11 AM
Dear Twisti:
It depends on how you define or use the word Yoga, iin a particular context.
Neel Kulkarni
www.authenticyoga.org
Can you give some examples please kulkarnn....
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| In germany we write Yoga with a capital Y because it's a substantive (noun). Some germans even write it as Joga but that's a typical misconception (we pronounce the J much softer than in english). In english (and sanskrit too as we've just learned) of course it's without capital Y. Of course when it's used as a part of a name you write it with capital Y like in our honored board member "Yoga Guy".
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| Dear twisti:
Apart from the examples which Big Brother Bruce gave above your posting, see the following:
Exercises: running, biking, swimming, yoga.
Philosophy: Yogadarshana, Yogopanishad, Yoga
Big Bruther's new name: Yoga
Respectful Prefix: Yogacharya BKS Iyengar
Part of the Yoga Type: Karmayoga, Bhatkiyoga, etc.
Name of a Style: Iyengar Yoga, Authentic Yoga, Bikram Yoga.
By the way yogayoga - means coincidence. Pronoucned as yogaayoga (aa as in father and a as in but).
Neel Kulkarni
www.authenticyoga.org
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| Atta boy Beloved Brother Neel--PERFECT examples--we can all learn from that. |
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| YAY clarity! I can see 
What about yogi vs Yogi? |
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| Oh come on twisti--: "He's a yogi" as opposed to , "Hey, It's Yogi Neel!" |
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| Bruce - 2005-01-27 6:40 AM
Oh come on twisti--: "He's a yogi" as opposed to , "Hey, It's Yogi Neel!"
I know all this and thought it to be true but someone in a 'higher' position than more pointed out the spelling in some of my articles (a well known fitness/yoga author....) He suggested it should be spelt Yoga.... I had it right all along but it really upset me so I am just being REALLY sure that I am doing the right thing, and it looks like I am
I don't want to discredit this wonderful tradition by making a simple spelling mistake.
Thanks alot for the help and clarity guys.
Namaste |
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| Kristi, You do it any way you want to--we'll support you cause you're good at heart. |
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| Bruce - 2005-01-27 9:53 AM
Kristi, You do it any way you want to--we'll support you cause you're good at heart.
Thanks Bruce that means a lot ... the response I got from this guy just really got to me.
Ok no more silly questions! |
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