Metal Month II is coming...

Trollheart · 10-18-2014, 01:33 PM

Sampling Urfaust's "Geist ist teufel" at the recommendation of Ninetales, kicking off my own Top Ten --- of early Maiden tracks --- and back with another Slayer album, this time "Diabolus in musica". Also continuing the final Members' Top Ten list, from Mondo Bungle.

The Batlord · 10-19-2014, 10:54 AM

Alright, this has been bothering me for a while. Why do you only ever capitalize the first word in titles of songs and albums? There are very clear rules for capitalization and you ignore them constantly. Is there some obscure grammatical rule that I'm unaware of or something?

Isbjørn · 10-19-2014, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Alright, this has been bothering me for a while. Why do you only ever capitalize the first word in titles of songs and albums? There are very clear rules for capitalization and you ignore them constantly. Is there some obscure grammatical rule that I'm unaware of or something?

You too, eh?

**Janszoon** · 10-19-2014, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Alright, this has been bothering me for a while. Why do you only ever capitalize the first word in titles of songs and albums? There are very clear rules for capitalization and you ignore them constantly. Is there some obscure grammatical rule that I'm unaware of or something?

Maybe he's secretly spanish.

Trollheart · 10-19-2014, 11:06 AM

Well, I don't know for sure, but to me the first word begins with a capital letter because, well, it's the first word, same as if it were a sentence. Mostly I don't tend to capitalise prepositions. Names I more than likely will --- therefore "Nightfall in Middle Earth", "Night on Earth", "Night of the secret unicorn" etc. I kind of wing it. I know a lot of places capitalise every word but I don't feel that's right for me. Same with "Number of the Beast" (cos Beast is a personification of the animal, ie Satan) but "The beast with two backs", and then "Piece of mind" is all lowercase other than the first word. I don't know if it's right but it's how I've been doing it now for nigh-on 120 years and I ain't gonna change now, consarn it!

The Batlord · 10-19-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well, I don't know for sure, but to me the first word begins with a capital letter because, well, it's the first word, same as if it were a sentence. Mostly I don't tend to capitalise prepositions. Names I more than likely will --- therefore "Nightfall in Middle Earth", "Night on Earth", "Night of the secret unicorn" etc. I kind of wing it. I know a lot of places capitalise every word but I don't feel that's right for me. Same with "Number of the Beast" (cos Beast is a personification of the animal, ie Satan) but "The beast with two backs", and then "Piece of mind" is all lowercase other than the first word. I don't know if it's right but it's how I've been doing it now for nigh-on 120 years and I ain't gonna change now, consarn it!

All of that is so wrong that I have no earthly idea where you picked it up from. You always capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and the first and last word of the title. This is iron-clad. If you do not follow these rules---and you do not---then you are objectively wrong. There is a serious deficiency in your application of grammar, Trollheart, and for a grammar Nazi such as yourself, this is unacceptable. You lose. At everything.

**Janszoon** · 10-19-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

All of that is so wrong that I have no earthly idea where you picked it up from. You always capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and the first and last word of the title. This is iron-clad. If you do not follow these rules---and you do not---then you are objectively wrong. There is a serious deficiency in your application of grammar, Trollheart, and for a grammar Nazi such as yourself, this is unacceptable. You lose. At everything.

Unless you are writing in Spanish, in which case capitalizing only the first word is the norm.

The Batlord · 10-19-2014, 12:17 PM

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Unless you are writing in Spanish, in which case capitalizing only the first word is the norm.

So the solution is obvious: Trollheart needs to start reviewing only Los Lobos and Miguel y Gabriela albums.

**Janszoon** · 10-19-2014, 12:30 PM

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So the solution is obvious: Trollheart needs to start reviewing only Los Lobos and Miguel y Gabriela albums.

Maybe, except most of Los Lobos' titles are in English.

Unknown Soldier · 10-19-2014, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Alright, this has been bothering me for a while. Why do you only ever capitalize the first word in titles of songs and albums? There are very clear rules for capitalization and you ignore them constantly. Is there some obscure grammatical rule that I'm unaware of or something?

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You too, eh?

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well, I don't know for sure, but to me the first word begins with a capital letter because, well, it's the first word, same as if it were a sentence. Mostly I don't tend to capitalise prepositions. Names I more than likely will --- therefore "Nightfall in Middle Earth", "Night on Earth", "Night of the secret unicorn" etc. I kind of wing it. I know a lot of places capitalise every word but I don't feel that's right for me. Same with "Number of the Beast" (cos Beast is a personification of the animal, ie Satan) but "The beast with two backs", and then "Piece of mind" is all lowercase other than the first word. I don't know if it's right but it's how I've been doing it now for nigh-on 120 years and I ain't gonna change now, consarn it!

Guess what I've been wondering this too for a long time now, but didn't dare to ask because of Trollheart's perfectionist nature when it comes to English grammar and thought that he knew something the rest of us didn't when it came to using capitals in song or film titles etc.

10-18-2014, 01:33 PM	#191 (permalink)
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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Well, I don't know for sure, but to me the first word begins with a capital letter because, well, it's the first word, same as if it were a sentence. Mostly I don't tend to capitalise prepositions. Names I more than likely will --- therefore "Nightfall in Middle Earth", "Night on Earth", "Night of the secret unicorn" etc. I kind of wing it. I know a lot of places capitalise every word but I don't feel that's right for me. Same with "Number of the Beast" (cos Beast is a personification of the animal, ie Satan) but "The beast with two backs", and then "Piece of mind" is all lowercase other than the first word. I don't know if it's right but it's how I've been doing it now for nigh-on 120 years and I ain't gonna change now, consarn it! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018