The Grammar Diva Blog - Bites of Grammar and Such

In the Creedence Clearwater hit, “Bad Moon Rising,” the line is ,”There’s a bad moon on the rise.”

A capitonym is a word that is sometimes capitalized and other times not.

Nope. I didn’t go to Europe. I didn’t go to any island. Nor Australia or Iceland. Not a cruise. Not a road trip.

The slash (/) did not make an appearance in the grammar book I used when I taught 7th grade English…

Which words are capitalized in a title, anyway? Or, which words are not?