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   Tim Merrigan to Paul Dormer   
   Re: AKICIF: Capitalization Question   
   30 Oct 24 09:01:49   
   
   From: tppm@rr.ca.com   
      
   On 10/28/2024 5:11 AM, Paul Dormer wrote:   
   > In article , evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com   
   > (Evelyn C. Leeper) wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 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".   
   >   
   > I recall back in 2005 when I was Hugo administrator, we listed the film   
   > "Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow" with "The" capitalized.  Someone   
   > said that was wrong but we said it was what the film's publicity had it   
   > listed as.  However, I now see that there is no capitalization in the   
   > IMDb listing.   
      
   IMHO, whether the "The" is capitalized there depends on how the title is   
   parsed.  If it's two phrases "Sky Captain" and "The World of Tomorrow"   
   merged then the "The" is capitalized, OTOH if it's one phrase, "Sky   
   Captain and the World of Tomorrow", possibly with a comma after   
   "Captain", then it's not.   
      
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