Capital A
On the problem of locomotor convergence: An examination of de novo quadrupedalism in early hominin origins and diversity
The above text forms a title. Does the 'A' after the colon require capitalisation?
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Does the 'A' after the colon require capitalisation? That's debatable, but a capital A looks better to me. Clive
- Does the 'A' after the colon require capitalisation?
- That's debatable, but a capital A looks better to me.
- Clive
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Does the 'A' after the colon require capitalisation?
That's debatable, but a capital A looks better to me.
Clive
0anonymousThe above text forms a title. Does the 'A' after the colon require capitalisation?
That is purely a matter of style. Follow the guidelines of the publication you are submitting the work to. The Chicago Manual of Style says to capitalize the first word of a subtitle, and I myself would.
0The text after a colon in a title is a subtitle. Subtitles, like titles, begin with a capital letter.
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