Capitalization for Titles

[jack]

The Rule of Law
Over the Blue Horizon
Learning How to Capitalize Is Easy And Fun

What are the bold words called? Is it a pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb??


What are the bold words called? <--is this question correct? why?
or should it be:
What are the bolded words called?

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by jack

The Rule of Law
Over the Blue Horizon
Learning How to Capitalize Is Easy And Fun

What are the bold words called? Is it a pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb??


What are the bold words called? <--is this question correct? why?
or should it be:
What are the bolded words called?

1. preposition
2. article (definite)
3. infinitive particle

These are words not commonly capitalized in titles.

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

1. preposition
2. article (definite)
3. infinitive particle

These are words not commonly capitalized in titles.

Originally Posted by Susie Smith

I think we can add conjunctions to the list.
e.g. and, as in Pride and Prejudice

For this reason, I'd say there is a mistake in Jack's last example because the word "and" is capitalized.

Say: words in bold, words in bold type/print, words in boldface

The adjective can be boldface or boldfaced, but not bolded.

[Tdol]

Here we often use 'emboldened' as well.

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Susie Smith

I think we can add conjunctions to the list.
e.g. and, as in Pride and Prejudice

For this reason, I'd say there is a mistake in Jack's last example because the word "and" is capitalized.

Say: words in bold, words in bold type/print, words in boldface

The adjective can be boldface or boldfaced, but not bolded.

You are correct about short, coordinating conjunctions. I read a rule a while back that recommends capitalizing prepositions and conjunctions of five or more letters. There are other "rules" that may be different. :wink:

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

You are correct about short, coordinating conjunctions. I read a rule a while back that recommends capitalizing prepositions and conjunctions of five or more letters. There are other "rules" that may be different. :wink:

I know one that says prepositions of four or more letters should be capitalized. :wink:

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Susie Smith

I know one that says prepositions of four or more letters should be capitalized. :wink:

There ya' go.