perdre sa majuscule

[charlie2]

Hi,
Here is the context:http://forum.wordreference.com/showpost.php?p=539809&postcount=5.
I can understand the part on losing his given name, but what does it mean by losing his majuscule, please?
This is about Mr. Robert, but it is not an ad.

 

[henapen]

doesn't majuscule just mean capital letter?

 

[hald]

Majuscule is capital letter. In french, they're mainly used for proper nouns. In this context, that means "robert" is becoming a common noun for "dictionnaire".

 

[charlie2]

Thank you.

 

[pieanne]

Now, you can say "un robert", instead of "le Robert"

 

[Gil]

Now, you can say "un robert", instead of "le Robert"

Can we also say "des roberts"?

 

[hald]

Je l'ai déjà entendu, mais chez moi ça n'a absolument pas le même sens. Mis au pluriel comme ça, on parlerait d'une paire de seins.