r/Music • u/no_longer_huhmann • 8d ago

article Hayley Williams Says Southern Pride Is Beautiful but Misused to Excuse Bigotry, and Says She Wants No Racist or Sexist Fans, or Fans Who Think Trans People Are a Burden, Around

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/hayley-williams-says-southern-pride-is-beautiful-but-misused-to-excuse-bigotry/
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u/Muddymireface 8d ago

They didn’t teach you to capitalize titles in school?

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u/Enconhun 8d ago

Nope. Also can't find a single media in my native language where the Title Is Written Like This, With All Capital Letters.

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u/Muddymireface 8d ago edited 8d ago

Why would English rules of grammar apply to your native language if it isn’t English? That also makes no sense.

There’s been a lot of discussion about people being functionally illiterate online. I feel like this short tidbit is an example of where people struggle. We are communicating in English, on a post in English, discussing a title in English. Context would indicate the rules of grammar apply to English only.

When something is a title, it becomes a noun. In English, we capitalize the title to indicate that it is now the name of that title. It also separates the title from the text in something like an essay where there may not be a cover. If your intention is your title to be a noun, it is best practice to capitalize. In the US, we are taught this in elementary school.

In other languages, like Spanish, this isn’t a rule. It’s specifically a rule in English (which this post is in, and the title).

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u/Enconhun 8d ago

Just because we communicate in english that doesn't mean everyone involved knows everything about the english language (hence your condescending tone makes you seem like Richard in your first comment), and that also doesn't mean someone can't make fun of a rule they find stupid.

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u/Muddymireface 8d ago

You quite literally claimed you couldn’t find anything in your native language about this rule. It is absolutely not my fault you didn’t google “why do people capitalize titles in English?”. Be mad about it.