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''This section is only a draft for a common standard in Orbiterwikis capitalization rules.'' | ''This section is only a draft for a common standard in Orbiterwikis capitalization rules.'' | ||
| − | The grammar for titles generally follows the | + | The grammar for titles generally follows the english standard rules, like used by [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] and the [[w:ISO|ISO]], called [[w:Sentence case|sentence case]]. This means, the capitalization follows the same rules as in an usual english sentence. These rules apply to article titles as well, as to section headings in articles. A good overview of the rules can be found [[w:Capitalization|here]]. |
Generally, it can be said that: | Generally, it can be said that: | ||
| − | * | + | * The first word of a title is usually capitalized |
| − | * | + | * Proper nouns are capitalized: ''Soyuz'' |
| − | * | + | * The names of days, months and languages are capitalized: ''Monday'', ''October'', ''French'' |
| − | * | + | * Acronyms are written in all-caps: ''STS'', ''ISS'', ''MCC''. |
| − | * | + | * Adjectives are lower case, except they are derived from a proper noun: with ''Canadian'' beer. |
==Special cases== | ==Special cases== | ||