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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Title case or sentence case?Re: Title case or sentence case?
From: Dave Chapman <dave_at_dchapman.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:33:28 +0100 gl wrote: >> However, my argument is that any British English language file should >> > use sentence case, as that's what is in common use in that language. > > Not necessarily true, for example poetry / lyric titles frequently use > title case. Of course there are exceptions, I'm just saying that title case is far less common. > For menu settings I'd argue they're titles, and not > sentences, eg: > > MP visits India on trade visit (sentence headline). > > vs. > > MP at Home (title headline). The argument isn't about what is and what is not a title, it's whether titles in the British-English Rockbox language file should use title case. > Title case in British English is more formal, more grand - it's a matter > of taste, nor correctness. I wouldn't call it more formal, or more grand, simply less widely used. But if we accept it's a matter of taste, how do we decide what Rockbox uses? All the native British-English speakers who have expressed a preference (apart from you - I'm guessing you're British based on your email address) prefer sentence case, and this is basically what I'm saying - choose whether to use title case on a language-by-language basis, based on the views of the native speakers of that language. Dave. Received on 2008-08-18 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |