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I never understood the appeal of title case. It brings nothing valuable, but sometimes leads to stupid mistakes like this, or raises ambiguities that hamper my
by idoubtit 2y ago
I never understood the appeal of title case. It brings nothing valuable, but sometimes leads to stupid mistakes like this, or raises ambiguities that hamper my reading.
I hope the American influence won't make this practice more common in British English. But it's not just about the country: The Washington Post has sane titles, like every British newspaper I've read, while The New York Times Has Elite Titles With Many Big Letters.
- mmooss 2y agoWhile I prefer the aesthetics of only an initial capital in the title, title case in prose helps us distinguish the title from the rest of the sentence.
- pepa65 2y agoThere are more suitable typographical techniques of accomplishing the same result.
- pezezin 2y agoI am glad to see that I am not the only one who thinks the same. My mother language doesn't use title case, maybe it's why I find it ugly. Another thing that I also find really annoying is using commas instead of "and" in headlines. It just makes reading them much harder for no obvious benefit.