How did business writing capitalization start? Why do we capitalize words in general?
These interesting resources answer those questions. Capitalize on this mini link library to learn more.
The Linguist List: The History of Capitalization
Why we capitulate to capitalization.
The New York Times: Me, Myself and I
English is the only language in which the first-person singular pronoun, “I,” is capitalized. Author Caroline Winter will enlighten you on why it’s all about the “I.”
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Take one of GrammarBook.com’s quizzes to test your capitalization knowledge.
Title Capitalization: Your Online Capitalization Case Tool
This handy site does what it says — it automatically capitalizes titles for you if you lack time to do it yourself or you truly don’t know how. It will help you keep your capitals in line, which is great for homework or for publication to ensure your titles follow the right style.
Case Converter
To ensure you cover all the cases, this tool will convert to the one of your choice: all uppercase, all lowercase, to capitalize the first letter of every word or just the first word of every sentence. It’s up to you. You can then cut-and-paste the results or save them to a text file.
I’ve also covered business writing capitalization rules in my Five-Minute Business Writing Tips newsletters.
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