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   Evelyn C. Leeper to All   
   AKICIF: Capitalization Question   
   27 Oct 24 12:38:53   
   
   From: evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com   
      
   I know there are lots of (punctuation and grammar) style geeks here, so   
   maybe someone can tell me:   
      
   Has the use of Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and others changed the rules   
   of capitalization for (e.g.) titles of shorter works?  It used to be   
   that one would capitalize all the words except non-leading articles and   
   longer prepositions.  (At least that's how I learned it.)  So it would   
   be "Devil in a Blue Dress", but "The Man Without a Country".   
      
   Now when you're using a word-processing app, and ask for capitalization,   
   it capitalizes every word, e.g., "Devil In A Blue Dress", and "The Man   
   Without A Country".   
      
   Has any style manual endorsed this, or do I need to keep tweaking all my   
   transformations?   
      
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