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Hi,
In (1) since the constitution of this republic is unwritten, it therefore doesn't exist as a document/reality and so I would not use capital letters. Again in (2)the generality of the words in the comment does not warrant the use of capital letters as you have shown them.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:15 am How to write a heading? |
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Alan,
Supposing that these are the suggested titles of two different books to be published, how will you comment on my post? The examples shown there were chosen by me only for example's sake. So, the question of existence or non-existence does not matter. What I mean is the grammatical way of writing a heading/title as I find in the very title of this topic of the Forum : English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I can't honestly equate the use of capital letters with grammar in this context. For me. when to choose capital letters in titles/headings or whatever is quite arbitrary and has to remain a question of style.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 18:46 pm How to write a heading? |
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| Alan wrote: |
I can't honestly equate the use of capital letters with grammar in this context. For me. when to choose capital letters in titles/headings or whatever is quite arbitrary and has to remain a question of style.
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But I don't think we can afford to write the same examples in an arbitrary manner. If we do, the following situation may arise:
(i) "The Unwritten Constitution of the Utopian Republic'.
The Unwritten Constitution Of The Utopian Republic
The unwritten constitution of the utopian republic
the unwritten constitution of the utopian republic
THE UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION OF THE UTOPIAN REPUBLIC - and so on
(ii) "Judicial Delay May Become a Thing of the Past".
Judicial Delay May Become A Thing Of The Past
Judicial delay may become a thing of the past
judicial delay may become a thing of the past
JUDICIAL DELAY MAY BECOME A THING OF THE PAST - and so on
Of course the all-capital ones in will not pose any problem, though.
My discussion has relevance and reference to the language sessions I have with my colleagues/students who would like the clarification to be prescriptive.
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You miss the point I made. I really don't need to be given a set of headlines and shown a variation of capital letters. It is, I repeat, a question of style. And that has nothing prescriptive about it.
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