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Writing Advice: What to Capitalize in Titles and Headings

Lynn Gaertner-Johnston’s Business Writing Blog is a great resource for workplace writing issues. This recent post caught our attention as one that sums up some rules for something that writers often run into trouble with: which words get capitalized in titles? Lynn sums it up in four easy rules. She even clarified one point that has often confused me–why do some prepositions get capitalized and some don’t? Answer: you decide based on the word’s length. Visit her post to learn more.

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