[Forum] RE: "a Mr. John Doe" in an introduction

I would delete the titles (Mr.) and just use the names. Unless there is some important reason for the titles, or if gender identification is critical and unclear by the names alone, then that could be why they were included. If it's just the author's general style, I'd revise it. I don't include tit

[Forum] RE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel

According to the Associated Press Stylebook (AP), [i]Capitalize formal titles when used immediately before a name. Lowercase formal titles when used alone or in constructions that set them off from a name by commas.[/i] Elsewhere I saw the example [i]Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. F

[Forum] RE: Titles of Cartoons, Software, and Fragrances

There is logic behind this, though it's a little difficult to tease out. Comic strips and cartoons are titles, similar to book or movie titles. While some might argue that software could fall into the same category, it's more like a TV episode to me than the whole show. And perfumes and food items?

[Forum] Capping Words In Titles

Would the words "after," "about," and "around," be lowercase in titles and headlines? These look okay? If not, what would you change? [b]How To Get around on a Scooter It's all about the Benjamins The Calm after the Storm It's the End of the World As We Know It I Am the Walrus C

[Forum] Transliterated titles in author-date references

My reference list includes both books and journal articles originally published in Hebrew. I found for journals to transliterate the title, and then add [in Hebrew]. Journal titles stay in transliteration. I haven't been able to find what to do with book titles, names of chapters, dissertations, et

[Forum] Courtesy titles

In CMOS style, social titles like Mr. and Dr. are "routinely omitted in most prose"; only the last name of the person is used. See [url]http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch10/ch10_sec016.html[/url] I believe that in [i]New York Times[/i] style and that of other newspapers, the titles are use

[Forum] RE: A Few More Personally Nagging Quotes Questions

[quote='GoodandPlenty' pid='12248' dateline='1374006687'] Italicizing titles is a style choice. I did notice that you enclosed the song titles in quotes, but not the book title. If not enclosing in quotes, then I would absolutely italicize. You don't want any confusion. [/quote] Well, CMOS s

[Forum] RE: Fuzzy

I've edited for companies that never cap their job titles, but if you don't have a style guide to follow, you should go by what CMOS says: Civil, military, religious, and professional titles are capitalized when they immediately precede a personal name and are thus used as part of the name (typi

[Forum] RE: Titles within chapter titles

Thanks! The rule for articles seems likely to apply to chapter titles.

[Forum] RE: Ital or quotes for foreign song titles?

[quote='jeffrey1@dock.net' pid='36653' dateline='1526166357'] Did you solve this? The first example they give under song titles is a foreign title, which they treat like other song titles—roman, in quote marks. But they use sentence case, which they recommend for foreign titles, capitalizing only t