Helpful Hint!!

[Old_Newby]

Hello Members,

I recently found this online tool that might help many of us. This tool can help you with making your titles correct and compliant with Rule 9.
Just type in your posting title on this page. Use APA Style tab and Title Case (default).

Title Capitalization Tool - Capitalize My Title - Title Case Tool

Making title capitalization easy. Automatically capitalize & convert case of text to Title Case (in AP, APA, Chicago, MLA), sentence case, UPPERCASE, lowercase, and more.

capitalizemytitle.com

 

[Chasing Embers]

When the first letter of each word of the title of a book, article, headline, etc. isn't capitalized, I find them somehow abrasive and am not inclined to read them. Reminds me of a seismograph chart.

 

[Old_Newby]

When the first letter of each word of the title of a book, article, headline, etc. isn't capitalized, I find them somehow abrasive and am not inclined to read them. Reminds me of a seismograph chart.

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I agree also but have discovered the rule for titles requires that certain words should NOT be capitalized. I think the moderator has had to correct several of mine where it was not just missing capitalization, but was also not supposed to be capitalized. That’s where this becomes complicated since I am not an english teacher. ?

Title Capitalization Rules - Capitalize My Title

capitalizemytitle.com

 

[MRW]

Hello Members,

I recently found this online tool that might help many of us. This tool can help you with making your titles correct and compliant with Rule 9.
Just type in your posting title on this page. Use APA Style tab and Title Case (default).

Title Capitalization Tool - Capitalize My Title - Title Case Tool

Making title capitalization easy. Automatically capitalize & convert case of text to Title Case (in AP, APA, Chicago, MLA), sentence case, UPPERCASE, lowercase, and more.

capitalizemytitle.com

Do we REALLY need this tool? Geez

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

When the first letter of each word of the title of a book, article, headline, etc. isn't capitalized, I find them somehow abrasive and am not inclined to read them. Reminds me of a seismograph chart.

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[Simmerdown☕️]

Yeah we probably need one of these ? too…?️

 

[Old_Newby]

Not rule #2, rather rule #9.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Why not just press on the shift key for the first letter of each word in your title? It's not rocket surgery. It's not technically the correct thing to do for titles but if that is what the adjins want just do it.

 

[craig61a]

I’m fairly certain that 99.7% of the people here are unaware of title capitalization rules anyways… Most of these threads aren’t Pulitzer material either. ?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Do we REALLY need this tool? Geez

I'd love it if it works well. I don't think it'd cause any delays or grief with posters,

Why not just press on the shift key for the first letter of each word in your title? It's not rocket surgery. It's not technically the correct thing to do for titles but if that is what the adjins want just do it.

Close. Just important words, but that really means not articles, prepositions and other small words.

I’m fairly certain that 99.7% of the people here are unaware of title capitalization rules anyways… Most of these threads aren’t Pulitzer material either. ?

True on both, though even I would say a mere 80% don't know or don't care!!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

A common mistake with titling is using lower case for the verb "is," which should be capitalized (along with all other verbs and pronouns). The link Old_Newby posted is very good; it has options for most of the standards in practice for titling conventions (which vary quite a bit).

 

[kcghost]

I admit it would help the mods out immensely if we followed the rules.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

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[cosmicfolklore]

Some people have more than a functional understanding of the language and its rules, and sum people be not more better at it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

A common mistake with titling is using lower case for the verb "is," which should be capitalized (along with all other verbs and pronouns). The link Old_Newby posted is very good; it has options for most of the standards in practice for titling conventions (which vary quite a bit).

Well, yes, I have made that "mistake"- and many others. It won't be perfect, but I —and most others— I surmise, want no more discussion of the finer points of titling.