My daughter asked me if the word W(w)estern should be written with a capital. Google search seems to give differing views...
if its a part of a name (western supermare for example) then i would guess it needs capitalisation. if it's used as an adjective though, probably not. all in all, language is fluid and no one would probably care that much upon reading it if it was wrong
If it's used as an adjective, then lower case. Used as a concept (the Western world for example) uppercase.
Many people get confused between Western Avenue and the Westway, so don't feel bad about your daughter's dilemma. Support her, let her know she is loved and she'll come to her own decision. Above all, don't judge her.
It's an adjective whichever way it is used, but essentially you are correct. If it is part of a known, specific and defined thing, such as the Western Front it is capitalised, if it is used as a general, vague, abstract or intangible term such as John Wayne western films it is lower case. The western world, western hemisphere etc would in this case would also be lower case. There is a good rule of thumb in English grammar: If in doubt, leave it out. So if she is uncertain if it should be upper case, then better do it lower.
As the first word in a sentence or as part of a title, yes. If it's someone's name, yes. Otherwise, no.
afff. i was trying hard to think of a proper noun with western in it but all i could think of was western super-mare. i thought perhaps it was a town near the welsh border famous for it's big horses
