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The following are some rules for proper | {{eyecatch|Note|Currently this is still just a draft for a capitalisation policy.}} | ||
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...)'' | ||
** Regarding にて, which has multiple uses, transcribe as follows: | |||
*** にて used as 1 word particle: "nite" | |||
*** にて used as 1 word verb: "Nite" | |||
*** にて used as particle に and 手 meaning "hand": "ni Te" (に手) | |||
*** More generally, in cases where it's particle に + some word pronounced "Te", as in where it "can be construed as etymologically being constructed from parts", transcribe as "ni Te" | |||
* As a general rule, if the Japanese title contains words (in Latin alphabet) that are ALL CAPS or MiXeD CasE, the transcribed title should always be properly title cased. (Exceptions include abbreviations and initialisms that are usually upper-cased. Ex: TV, NHK, UMA, ...) See [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=cmt&id=51254 this forum thread] for details. | |||
==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, words after a colon are always capitalised, and all except the words listed below are capitalised. | ||
* The following are lower | * The following are lower case, unless they are the first word: | ||
:'''Articles''': a, an, the | :'''Articles''': a, an, the | ||
:'''Conjunctions''': and, but, or, nor | :'''Conjunctions''': and, but, or, nor | ||
:'''Prepositions that are less than five letters long''': at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with | :'''Prepositions that are less than five letters long''': at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, per, to, up, with | ||
:'''And''': as ( | :'''And''': as (if followed by noun, adjective, number, or group of words functioning as one) | ||
* 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'' | * Words after a hyphen are capitalised depending on if the official source has it capitalised. | ||
:also, be, | :In case of conflicts, the English subs of the official Western licenser takes precedence over any other source. | ||
:as (if | |||
* These short words ''are'' capitalised in titles. Some people occasionally forget to capitalise these: | |||
:also, am, are, be, do, had, has, have, if, is, it, so, than, that, thus, was, when, what | |||
:as (if followed by verb or group of words functioning as one) | |||
===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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*Put Up with | *Put Up with | ||
*Roll Over | *Roll Over | ||
*Rolling Up | |||
*Run Into | *Run Into | ||
*Run Out of | *Run Out of | ||
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*Turn Down | *Turn Down | ||
*Turn In | *Turn In | ||
*Turn Into | |||
*Turn Off | *Turn Off | ||
*Turn On | *Turn On | ||
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==Other Languages== | ==Other Languages== | ||
For specific rules about a language, contact a minimod with "Language Verifier" status for this language: {{AniDBLink|admin|adm|user|AniDB Staff}} | For specific rules about a language, contact a minimod with "Language Verifier" status for this language: {{AniDBLink|admin|adm|user|AniDB Staff}} | ||
[[Category:Guidelines]] | |||