Question
Is lady or lunch lady a proper noun in the following sentence?
The lunch lady told me that I had to pay three dollars.
The lunch lady told me that I had to pay three dollars.
Answers
GuruBlue
I would hyphenate lunch-lady. That is the correct term to indicate which person told you that.
Tyler
Okay, so if I hyphenate it will it make it a proper noun?
Ms. Sue
No. Lunch lady is a common noun.