Points about Titles - CA Edington, Instructor

Points to remember when writing a title:

The first, last, and all important words are CAPITALIZED (meaning that the first letter is capitalized, not all the letters).

Words not capitalized include articles (such as "a" or "the"), short prepositions (such as "in" or "by"), and conjunctions (such as "and" or "but").

Wrong: A name to be proud of

Wrong: A NAME TO BE PROUD OF

Wrong: A Name To Be Proud Of

Wrong: A Name to be Proud of

Right: A Name to Be Proud Of

Wrong: A Name to Be Proud Of

Wrong: "A Name to Be Proud Of"

Right: A Name to Be Proud Of

(Note that in essay itself, a title is put into italics: A Name to Be Proud Of).

Wrong: I'm Proud of My Name

Wrong: Are You Proud of Your Name?

Right: A Name to Be Proud Of

Prepared by C.A. Edington, 2001; revised 2004
Sapporo University Academic Writing
Hokkaido University of Education Composition