Help Required: How To Capitalise Titles.

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0 likes 4 Nov 2012

So, as you can tell from the title, how the hell do I capitalise the danged things? Is the title of this thread capitalised properly? It's something I've always been a bit fuzzy on, really. Do I capitalise all the initials? Which bits shouldn't be capitalised? Help is very much appreciated.

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magnificent1rascal

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0 likes 4 Nov 2012

A good general rule to follow is to capitalize all nouns, pronouns and verbs, and all other words of four or more letters. The first and last word in the title should be capitalized regardless of length. The title of this thread should be as follows:

Help Required: How to Capitalise Titles

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Circle_Something

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0 likes 4 Nov 2012

Ah I see, thank you.

Ghosts, flamingos, guitars and vodka. Eclectic subjects, eccentric stories:

Humorous guide & Recommended Read =^.^= How To Make a Cup of Tea
A flash fiction series :) A Random Moment in Time
Editors' Pick! :D I Am The Deep, Dark Woods
And another EP!: The Fragility of Age
=^.^=

DianaShallard

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0 likes 24 Jan 2013

Actually though there's no hard and fast rule (and some grammar rules are meant to be broken, right?) I would say that when every word is capitalized except one, it's OK (and preferred) to go ahead and capitalize that other word. Makes for a consistent look and avoids having a small word (in the above example, the word "to") jump out as more important than the rest. (Unless that's what you intended, hence the rule breakage being optional too.)

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