The Chicago Manual of Style has simplified its capitalization rules in its most recent (17th) edition. For hyphenated compounds, it recommends: ... Capitalize the second element in a hyphenated spelled-out number (twenty-one or twenty-first, etc.) or hyphenated simple fractions (two-thirds in two-thirds majority).
Do you capitalize 3 letter words?
In the AP Stylebook, all words with three letters or fewer are lowercase in a title. However, if any of those short words are verbs (e.g., "is," "are," "was," "be"), they are capitalized.
What are 3 rules for capitalization?
English Capitalization Rules:
- Capitalize the First Word of a Sentence. ...
- Capitalize Names and Other Proper Nouns. ...
- Don't Capitalize After a Colon (Usually) ...
- Capitalize the First Word of a Quote (Sometimes) ...
- Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays, But Not Seasons. ...
- Capitalize Most Words in Titles.