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KeyboardWarrior Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
When do you capitalise 'of' in a title?
For example, you don't capitalise the 'o' when you have 'of' in titles such as 'The Adventures of Tintin' and 'Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows', and most other titles. But recently I've seen the 'of' capitalised in some titles!?
Why is this? Is it grammar mistake on their part?
And also, when do you capitalise other words like 'of' ('in', 'the', 'and', etc) in titles that aren't normally capitalised?
Thanks,
Keyboard Warrior
Feel free to pick up any grammar mistakes in my question/s.
Why is this? Is it grammar mistake on their part?
And also, when do you capitalise other words like 'of' ('in', 'the', 'and', etc) in titles that aren't normally capitalised?
Thanks,
Keyboard Warrior
Feel free to pick up any grammar mistakes in my question/s.
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Hi, The ‘ O ’ in of is not capitalized because of is a preposition, and prepositions are not capitalized in titles unless they are used adjectivally or adverbially. Similarly, and, in and articles are not capitalized. However, you should capitalize the first word of the title, the last word of the title, verbs, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, subordinating conjunctions, and a few conjunctions Regards
- Hi, The ‘ O ’ in of is not capitalized because of is a preposition, and prepositions are not capitalized in titles unless they are used adjectivally or adverbially.
- Similarly, and, in and articles are not capitalized.
- However, you should capitalize the first word of the title, the last word of the title, verbs, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, subordinating conjunctions, and a few conjunctions Regards
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Hi,
The ‘O’ in of is not capitalized because of is a preposition, and prepositions are not capitalized in
titles unless they are used adjectivally or adverbially. Similarly, and, in and articles are not capitalized.
However, you should capitalize the first word of the title, the last word of the title, verbs, nouns,
pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, subord
The ‘O’ in of is not capitalized because of is a preposition, and prepositions are not capitalized in
titles unless they are used adjectivally or adverbially. Similarly, and, in and articles are not capitalized.
However, you should capitalize the first word of the title, the last word of the title, verbs, nouns,
pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, subord
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Hi,
I'm not aware of any firm grammar rules about this. It seems to me more a matter of convention and custom.
Clive
I'm not aware of any firm grammar rules about this. It seems to me more a matter of convention and custom.
Clive
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