Common Title Case Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Title case looks simple at first. Capitalize the big words, lowercase the small ones, and you are done. In practice, almost every writer makes the same handful of mistakes, and most of them come from confusing rules across style guides or from misreading which words count as "major" inside a title. This guide covers the ...

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Is "Be" Capitalized in a Title?

Yes, "be" is always capitalized in a title. Every major style guide treats "be" as a verb, and verbs are always capitalized in title case. This applies to all forms of "be" too: is, am, are, was, were, been, and being. Here's why the rule is so consistent, and how it works across AP, Chicago, ...

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What is Sentence Case?

Sentence case is the capitalization style most people use when writing a normal sentence: capitalize the first word, capitalize proper nouns, and leave everything else lowercase. It is the default style in newspapers, modern apps, and most academic publications, and it is by far the simplest title-style rule to remember. This guide covers the full ...

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Programming Naming Conventions (Pascal, Snake, Camel & More)

You don’t have to be a professional programmer to know that the computers have their own languages. But, you certainly have to have a good command of programming to be able to communicate with the computer in its language. One of the things that people struggle the most with while learning computer programming is the ...

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