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Tip #428:  Capitalizing Headings:

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Tip #428:  Capitalizing Headings:

In titles of literary and artistic words and in displayed headings, capitalize all words with four or more letters.  Also capitalize words with fewer than four letters except:

Articles:  the, a, an
Short conjunctions:  and, as, but, if, or, nor
Short prepositions:  at, by, for, in, of, off, on, out, to, up

NOTE:  Capitalize short words like in, out, off, and up in titles when they serve as adverbs.  For example:  “Microsoft Chalks Up Record Earnings for the Year”

Weekly Exercise:

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This week’s quiz:

Which is correct:

  1. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
    or
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

  2. Redevelopment Proposal is Not Expected to be Approved
    or
    Redevelopment proposal Is Not Expected To Be Approved
Comment from my readers:

Karl D. Hockenbarger commented about Tip #427:

The word is not as far removed from its original definition as your example suggests to me.  Decimation was the killing of 10% of the legion, chosen by lot, as punishment.  While we no longer limit the term to just that massive destruction, the sense seems to me to have survived, while losing a great deal of precision.

Thanks to all who wrote me about the following:

Oops! I forgot to add a preposition to last week’s sentence #3:  She had an ingenious solution to the problem. (Use the correct word.)

Quote of the week:

“A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.”  (David Brinkley, American broadcaster)

Answer to this week's exercise:

  1. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  2. Redevelopment Proposal is Not Expected to be Approved

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