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The Ups and Downs of Capitalization Terms

posted on December 13, 2017 by Andy Hollandbeck

The Ups and Downs of Capitalization Terms

ne of the side effects of the growth of desktop publishing during the 1990s was that people absorbed much of the jargon of printing and typesetting, often without ever realizing its source. Today we can talk of fonts and typefaces, alignment, and even (for those who really got into it) leading and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Capitalization, jargon, typography, Vocabulary

Can You “Like” a Facebook Post?

posted on April 21, 2017 by Erin Brenner

Can You “Like” a Facebook Post?

A subscriber wrote in to ask for our input on how to style Facebook’s Like. Should it be enclosed in quotes? Capped? Can it be used as a verb? If so, should the verb be capped? This confusion results when a company uses an everyday word prominently in its business. (We also get related questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Tip of the Week Tagged With: Capitalization, Erin Brenner, Facebook, Style

Camel Case in Canada, Eh?

posted on September 18, 2015 by Adrienne Montgomerie

Initial case, Title Case, and Sentence case are all headline styles that editors are accustomed to using. Enter the digital age, the age of URLs, and we find ourselves dealing with a new creature of capitalization: CamelCase. Camel Case is the term given to those trade names that have mid-word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Advertising, Art of the Headline, Canadian, Canadian Editing, Capitalization, Copy, Editing Nonfiction, Eh, Style, style guides, trademarks

Lost in transcription

posted on September 11, 2015 by Matthew Crowley

Punctuation is for writing, not speaking. Although we might emphasize spoken sarcasm with finger-made air scare quotes, we probably wouldn’t mention commas or say, “I love you, period.” (Unless you’re singing along with Dan Bard and Homemade Sin). But a new dictation feature on Google Docs will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Capitalization, education software, Google Docs, News, Punctuation, Quoting, transcription

Capital Headlines, Eh?

posted on August 26, 2015 by Adrienne Montgomerie

Capitalization rules are second only to hyphenation in their ability to drive an editor batty. There are only two universal rules I can find: Capitalize the first word. Don’t capitalize the unless it’s the first word. The title capitalization website provides a handy tool for automatically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Canadian, Canadian Editing, Capitalization, Editing Electronic Resources Headlines, Eh, International Copyediting, Print Resources, Style, style guides

Canadian Acronym Styling, Eh?

posted on July 8, 2015 by Adrienne Montgomerie

Shortened forms of words are common and often more familiar than the fully spelled-out words. Other times, the shortened form is just easier to process after introducing the lengthy and complex full term. Other reasons to use shortened forms include voice, reading level / readability, and space. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Canadian, Canadian Editing, Capitalization, Editing Electronic Resources Print Resources, Eh, Style, style guides

Timely Style Help from AP Stylebook

posted on March 19, 2015 by Dawn McIlvain Stahl

Whether your publication style follows the Associated Press Stylebook closely, loosely, or not really at all, AP's online topical guides can be a helpful resource. Your everyday editing involves a hefty scholarly tome and the Chicago Manual of Style, but you’re still the person a boss or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AP Stylebook, Capitalization, current events, DMS, Electronic Resources, March Madness, Spelling, style guides, Tech Tip, Topical Guides

Making Sense of Title Style Rules

posted on February 3, 2015 by Erin Brenner

One copyediting task that should be easy but can be a nightmare is how to capitalize the titles of works, such as books, magazines, articles, and songs—what The AP Stylebook refers to as “compositions.” The task should be as simple as following a manuscript’s style guide, applying either sentence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Capitalization, Style, Tip Training

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