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teufelchen53



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:30 pm    Post subject: tiltes and headlines Reply with quote

Hallo everybody,

There is another problem where I need help.

I don't know how to write a title or headline. I saw that some words are written with a big letter in the beginning and others not. How can I do it right and is there any ruel?

Tank you for help.
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obelix



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Usually all words in a headline except for the smaller words like for and of are begun with a capital letter and are in bolder and larger type.

A title, such as The Duke of Edinburgh Or Director of Human Resources is written much the same way except that A larger or bolder type is not used.
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teufelchen53



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you very much for hep.

Best wishes
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advoca



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I may expand on the excellent answer given by Obelix, the question of capital letters inside sentences is often misunderstood. You use capital letters in a sentence for something or somebody when making that something or somebody specific.

For example, in England there is a government post of a Foreign Secretary. He probably has a secretary and she might be a foreigner. Therefore you would write, "The Foreign Secretary has a foreign secretary."

The simple rule is, use capital letters when you want to make the title specific.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 7:59 am    Post subject: thank you Reply with quote

@ advoca

Thank you for answering. Obelix gave me the answer I was looking for, because I wanted to know the using of capital letters only in headlines and titles. Using in normal sentences I had known.

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