11/23/2023 1 Comment Headlines capitalization rules![]() ![]() Nonetheless, those who write about Maclean’s book-or cite it-should submit to their editors. Somebody here objected to this (on the grounds of emphasis and prominence), so we capitalized it on the cover and in promotional materials. According to our rules, “through,” a preposition, would not get a capital “t” in titles. An opposite problem was encountered many years ago with our own publication of the novel A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean. And while we are flattered that the American publisher is following our guidelines to a tee, you do have a point. Correct headline-style capitalization as defined by The Chicago Manual of Style would call for capital “Its.” All nouns-pronouns included-get capitalized according to our rule (see paragraph 8.159). No matter what style of headline capitalization you decide to use in your writing. ![]() Quite apart from the question of consistency, I feel that in the case of this particular title a capital ‘I’ would take the eye away from the two important words, “Pizza” and “Variations.” Do you have a (quick, please!) view?Ī. Detailed title capitalization rules for six common title case styles. The title is so presented in the UK edition, and the American publisher is insisting that this is incorrect (or at any rate in defiance of normal convention), and “Its” should be used, despite the fact that the lowercase version appears in the book (whose text will be the same in both editions). Though the word major may seem a little bit vague, this essentially refers to all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Lets go back to that rule about major words that we referred to earlier. I am having a discussion/argument with my author’s editor over the presentation of Pizza and its Variations: Beyond Two Pi R, the title of a forthcoming book edited by myself. The capitalization rules are explained in more detail in the next section, but basically title case means that you capitalize every word except articles (a. Always capitalize the first word as well as all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
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