[Forum] RE: Capitalization needed for person's title?

Thank you, Pixna! Perfect. I would never have looked for "apposition" in CMOS, and I just couldn't find what I needed. Thank you so much, as usual! ;-)

[Forum] RE: capitalization of two terms

I agree with Cheech. Since M-W (both Collegiate and Unabridged) caps "Mafia," it makes sense that "Russian Mafia" would be capped too.

[Forum] Song lyrics in running text

Hi -- I'm working on a book that includes an analysis of song lyrics, so there are many lyrics in running text. I've been having a hard time finding guidelines regarding punctuation and capitalization for this. I know it's standard to put the forward slash between lines of the song, but is there any

[Forum] RE: Capitalization of "navy"

Thanks for the help, wonderfulray. I agree with your thinking and am going to go with "navy."

[Forum] RE: Capitalization: earth, sun, moon

I agree; that seems to be the moon they're talking about. Thanks!

[Forum] RE: Capitalization of day of month

Pixna, a new nickname for you—Picky Pixna.

[Forum] Tweeting etc.

Hello- How are other people handling the capitalization of tweeting, tweets, etc.? Thanks!

[Forum] RE: Capitalization of earth

I think your sentence is much like this example in that section: [i]Where on earth have you been?  [/i]Therefore, I would not capitalize it.

[Forum] RE: Capitalization of "the army of [year]"

I'd lowercase it per [url=https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/book/ed17/part2/ch08/psec112.html]CMOS 8.112[/url]. Your usage doesn't fit the criteria for a proper noun.

[Forum] RE: Wrong Capitalization

I absolutely agree. The term appears frequently throughout the manuscript and "bumpy ride" is a great way to put it. His argument is that it's a strong reason (unique/specific concept). I disagree!