Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standards)

Use this forum for title suggestions, bitching at moderators, whining about phpBB, and grand ideas that will solve all of Song Fight's problems.
Post Reply
EightLeggedOedipus
Push Comes to Shove
Posts: 310
Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:11 pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contact:

Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standards)

Post by EightLeggedOedipus »

Oh my god now it's driving me crazy... Thread titles shoudl all be capitalized the same way. Oh no I'm jet-lagged and tired and cranky. I am the peepee.

Like this:

Clever and Witty Comment With a Pun (15-16 Puzzle Reviews)

Follow rules: Capitalize all words except non-leading articles and prepositions of three letter or less.
<a href="http://www.mbeanis.com/0.html">Understand</a> my reviews. Voted best auto-wrecking record of 2005! "<a href="http://www.thedrinks.net/"><b>The Drinks</a></b>' - Grr!" available now.
chucky
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Posts: 91
Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:37 pm
Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada, North America, Northern Hemisphere, Earth
Contact:

Post by chucky »

Man, if this were anywhere else on the internet, you'd have a lot more to complain about. Be thankful that Songfighters tend to at least have some kind of grasp on the English language.
User avatar
Adam!
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1425
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:10 am
Instruments: Drum 'n' Bass (but not THAT Drum 'n' Bass)
Recording Method: Reaper + Stock Plugins
Submitting as: Max Bombast
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Victoria, BC, AwesomeLand
Contact:

Post by Adam! »

ill make sure iLL Be carefuler
User avatar
erik
Jump
Posts: 2341
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:06 am
Submitting as: 15-16 puzzle
Location: Austin
Contact:

Re: Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standa

Post by erik »

EightLeggedOedipus wrote:Thread titles shoudl all be capitalized the same way.
Why?
User avatar
Caravan Ray
bono
bono
Posts: 8647
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Instruments: Penis
Recording Method: Garageband
Submitting as: Caravan Ray,G.O.R.T.E.C,Lyricburglar,The Thugs from the Scallop Industry
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Contact:

Re: Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standa

Post by Caravan Ray »

EightLeggedOedipus wrote:Oh my god now it's driving me crazy... Thread titles shoudl all be capitalized the same way. Oh no I'm jet-lagged and tired and cranky. I am the peepee.

Like this:

Clever and Witty Comment With a Pun (15-16 Puzzle Reviews)

Follow rules: Capitalize all words except non-leading articles and prepositions of three letter or less.
It should be spelt "capitalise" - you Americans and your wacky 'zed' usage.
User avatar
Kamakura
Panama
Posts: 799
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:50 am
Instruments: Drums, Guitar, Keys, Howling
Recording Method: LogicPro
Submitting as: Kamakura
Location: England
Contact:

Re: Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standa

Post by Kamakura »

Caravan Ray wrote:It should be spelt "capitalise"
True. Though one has to make allowances... :wink:
j$
Beat It
Posts: 5348
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:33 am
Instruments: Bass, keyboards, singin', guitar
Submitting as: Johnny Cashpoint
Location: London, Engerllaaannnddd
Contact:

Post by j$ »

Actually, I think you'll find (in the UK at least) 'z' is the dictionary-approved alternative. That may just be further grovelling to the big daddy in our special relationship, but who are we to argue with the OED?

j$
User avatar
Caravan Ray
bono
bono
Posts: 8647
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Instruments: Penis
Recording Method: Garageband
Submitting as: Caravan Ray,G.O.R.T.E.C,Lyricburglar,The Thugs from the Scallop Industry
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Contact:

Post by Caravan Ray »

j$ wrote:Actually, I think you'll find (in the UK at least) 'z' is the dictionary-approved alternative. That may just be further grovelling to the big daddy in our special relationship, but who are we to argue with the OED?

j$
Hmmm - the Macquarie accepts both too. This could be the end of civilis(z)ation as we know it.

Have a nice day!
User avatar
john m
Panama
Posts: 819
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:46 am
Instruments: Drums, guitar, bass, keyboard
Recording Method: tin cans, string
Submitting as: Doctor Worm
Location: ohio

Post by john m »

EightLeggedOedipus wrote:shoudl
Eric Y.
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1797
Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:36 pm

Re: Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standa

Post by Eric Y. »

Caravan Ray wrote:
EightLeggedOedipus wrote:Capitalize all words except non-leading articles and prepositions of three letter or less.
It should be spelt "capitalise" - you Americans and your wacky 'zed' usage.
also it should be "three letters or fewer."
Gemini6Ice
Push Comes to Shove
Posts: 298
Joined: Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:02 pm
Instruments: Photoshop and Illustrator
Pronouns: he/him
Contact:

Re: Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standa

Post by Gemini6Ice »

EightLeggedOedipus wrote:Oh my god now it's driving me crazy... Thread titles shoudl all be capitalized the same way. Oh no I'm jet-lagged and tired and cranky. I am the peepee.

Like this:

Clever and Witty Comment With a Pun (15-16 Puzzle Reviews)

Follow rules: Capitalize all words except non-leading articles and prepositions of three letter or less.
According to the MLA Style guide, no prepositions should get capitalization, regardless of length. Also, the "to" in an infinitive form should not be capitalized. Finally, the last word in a title needs to be capitalized.

Like this:

Whom Are We Going to Do it To?

I would consider the parenthesized text to be a subtitle; thus, each part has its own final word.
Gemini6Ice
Push Comes to Shove
Posts: 298
Joined: Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:02 pm
Instruments: Photoshop and Illustrator
Pronouns: he/him
Contact:

Re: Grammar Fight (Review Thread Title Capitalization Standa

Post by Gemini6Ice »

tviyh wrote:
Caravan Ray wrote:
EightLeggedOedipus wrote:Capitalize all words except non-leading articles and prepositions of three letter or less.
It should be spelt "capitalise" - you Americans and your wacky 'zed' usage.
also it should be "three letters or fewer."
One could argue that using diacritical marks can produce irrationally non-whole-number quantities of letters. And as any mathematician will tell you, the real numbers are not countable. ^_^
Post Reply