Minor Chords not in lower case?

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Jamie Lang
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Minor Chords not in lower case?

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Is this not a standard? I've never seen a theory book spell a typical jazz progression as IImi - V - I....it's always been ii - V - I.

Have I spent 20 odd years in obscure texts? I don't remember this issue in EM5...
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Hi Jamie,

In EM5, the Roman numeral pattern was also II mi and not ii. Both systems are used, so none of them is wrong (see Dolmetsch for example: http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory31.htm). I understand that if you have used ii for many years, it might be challenging to see it written II mi.
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