08/06/2026
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I've learned how to write titles correctly from the journal I wrote yesterday. The first word and last word of a title should be capitalized, and also the other major words except minor words such as "to", "of", "the", etc. That makes sense, kind of. Speaking of titles, I had a little discovery about them today. One of my favorite movies ever is Pixar's "Elemental". In that movie, water, fire, earth, and air residents live together, but differenet elements can't be together beacuse of a longtime tradition. When it comes to the release of the film, the Japanese distribution company decided to make a subtle change on the tiltle and turned it into "Mai Eremento (My Element)". I wasn't good at English at that time and I somehow interpreted as "The element of my type". I was like "what a cheapy romance marketing!". Then, after all this time, I realized that it's their own element that making the social norms and keeping them away from getting along each other, just like human race does. That's what "My Element" meant. Now I appreciate the good quality of the title.
The first word and last word of a title should be capitalized, and also the other major words except minor words such as "to", "of", "the", etc.
No change suggested
Recheck this please, not sure it is correct.
In that movie, water, fire, earth, and air residents live together, but differenetdifferent elements can't be together beacusebecause of a longtime tradition.
Then, after all this time, I realized that it's their own element that is making the social norms and keeping them away from getting along each other, just like human race does.
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Now I have to watch 'Mai Eremento' Good job!
- BBoulderAug 7
Thank you for the correction and comment! The capitalization rule I mentioned seems not to be general thing. I’ve got to dig a little deeper about this.
- LLav_ParfaitAug 8
That’s right! All the best.
- L
In that movie, water, fire, earth, and air residents live together, but differenetdifferent elements can't be together beacusebecause of a longtime tradition.
I'd probably say long-standing tradition not longtime
I wasn't good at English at that time and I somehow interpreted this as "The element of my type".
Then, after all this time, I realized that it's their own element that makingare enforcing the social norms and keepingstopping them away from getting along with each other, just like the human race does.
- BBoulderAug 7
Thank you for the correction!
The first word and last word of a title should be capitalized, and also the other major words except minor words such as "to", "of", "the", etc.
No change suggested
This "last word" advice seems to come from the AP style guide, but it's a rule that newspapers set for themselves rather than a general rule. Generally, tt's just uncommon to have the last word in a title be lowercase since most of the words that are commonly used lowercase in titles don't make sense to finish a sentence with.
In that movie, water, fire, earth, and air residents live together, but differenetdifferent elements can't be together beacusebecause of a longtime tradition.
When it comes to the release of the film, the Japanese distribution company decided to make a subtle change on the tiltletitle and turned it into "Mai Eremento (My Element)".
I wasn't good at English at that time and I somehow interpreted it as "The element of my type".
I was like "what a cheapycheap romance marketing!".
cheap is already an adjective, so it doesn't need a "y" to make it one.
Then, after all this time, I realized that it's their own elementthe elements themselves that are making the social norms and keeping themthemselves away from getting along with each other, just like the human race does.
"getting along with" needs the "with" "their own element" would imply that the element is something external to the people that's making the rule, like fire is itself making the rule. But as far as I know, the movie stars the elementals as personified characters.
Now I appreciate the good quality of the title.
"quality" here implies good so it sounds more natural to omit the word good.
- BBoulderAug 7
Thank you for the correction! I see, the capitalization rules I mentioned aren’t necessarily applied to general writing.
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