Capitalization Rules

noun A word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun.

• In formal writing, it is important to use proper sentence case for titles and headings.
• Hey, remember to use sentence case when typing out the email subject line.
• I always forget to switch to sentence case when texting, it just looks weird.
• Using sentence case in design can help create a more balanced and visually appealing layout.

noun A word that changes its meaning, and sometimes pronunciation, when it is capitalized

• A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning and pronunciation when it is capitalized.
• I just learned about capitonyms - words that have different meanings depending on capitalization.
• Capitonyms can be so confusing, like 'polish' and 'Polish'.
• The concept of capitonyms is like a language puzzle waiting to be solved.