Re: AKICIF: Capitalization Question

On 10/27/2024 9:38 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

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?
 

IMHO the rules haven't changed, and the algorithms used by various grammar checkers get it wrong by capitalizing every word.
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