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{{eyecatch|Note|Currently this is still just a draft for a | {{eyecatch|Note|Currently this is still just a draft for a capitalisation policy.}} | ||
The following are some rules for the proper | The following are some rules for the proper capitalisation of anime, episode, and song titles. | ||
==Japanese transcription== | ==Japanese transcription== | ||
* For Japanese transcription titles, all words should be | * For Japanese transcription titles, all words should be capitalised except for particles unless the particle is the first word in the title. Some common particles are: | ||
:de, e, ga, na, ni, no, o, to, wa, yo, (etc...) | :de, e, ga, na, ni, no, o, to, wa, yo, (etc...) | ||
==English== | ==English== | ||
===Rules=== | ===Rules=== | ||
* The first and last words for English titles are always | * The first and last words for English titles are always capitalised, and all except the words listed below are capitalised. | ||
* The following are lower case, unless they are the first word or last word: | * The following are lower case, unless they are the first word or last word: | ||
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:'''And''': as (only if it is followed by a noun) | :'''And''': as (only if it is followed by a noun) | ||
* Prepositions are sometimes | * Prepositions are sometimes capitalised: | ||
:Prepositions are | :Prepositions are capitalised when they are the first or last word. | ||
:Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (see below for examples) are | :Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (see below for examples) are capitalised. | ||
:Prepositions that are over four letters long. (across, after, among, beyond, ...) | :Prepositions that are over four letters long. (across, after, among, beyond, ...) | ||
* These short words ''are'' | * These short words ''are'' capitalised in titles. Some people occasionally forget to capitalise these: | ||
:also, be, if, than, that, thus, when, what, is, are, do, it, so, was, has, had, have, am | :also, be, if, than, that, thus, when, what, is, are, do, it, so, was, has, had, have, am | ||
:as (if it is followed by a verb) | :as (if it is followed by a verb) | ||
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===Phrasal verbs=== | ===Phrasal verbs=== | ||
Below is a list of some "phrasal verbs":<br> | Below is a list of some "phrasal verbs":<br> | ||
(These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be | (These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be capitalised.) | ||
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