Re: USAGE: YAEUT: "proper"

Isn't "is" normally capitalised in title case? E.g. "Where In the World Is
Carmen Sandiego?" Personally I prefer "in" rather than "In", but IIRC that
is capitalisation in title case.
Eugene

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Paul Kershaw <ptkershaw@...> wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
> From: R A Brown <ray@...>
> but "proper" means that its 'appropriate', 'correct' for whatever reason.
> -- Ray
> ==================================
>
> Ironically, one of the more common uses of "proper" stateside results in
> something improper. In Excel and elsewhere, "proper case" (i.e., the
> PROPER() function) means that the first letter of each word is capitalized
> (including "is" and "a"), which isn't proper capitalization in any style
> manual I'm aware of. ;) When I use the function, I have to manually correct
> its errors.
>
> -- Paul
>

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