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Recently,I read a book 'shoe dog'. It said that ' Of course I wanted to taste other foods,hear other languages,dive into other cultures,but what I really craved was connection with a capital C.' What it means 'connection with a capital C'? Thank you.

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Recently,I read a book 'shoe dog'.  It said that '   Of course I wanted to taste other foods,hear other languages,dive into other cultures,but what I really craved was connection with a capital C.' What it means 'connection with a capital C'? Thank you.

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Anytime you see "______ with a capital ____" they mean that they are searching for something real and meaningful. Here "connection with a capital C" means they want to make "real connections", "love with a capital L" means "real love" and so on :) The writer does not want to make superficial connections that he/she will forget about tomorrow. He/she wants to make connections that will last.

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Catherine's answer is a good one. Just one additional note:

If you see this in relation to a political party, it means that the person is a member of that political party. For example,

"She's a 'big C' conservative" means that she belongs to the Conservative Party.

"She's a 'small c' conservative" means that she has conservative political beliefs, but she isn't a member of the Conservative Party.

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