APA Style (7th edition). Papers and headings in psychology, education, nursing and the social sciences.
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7 words change.
How to Write a Title That Is Easy to Read
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Why each word is written this way
- HowCapitalized: First word of the title: always capitalized.
- toLowercase: The to of an infinitive (to plus a verb): lowercase in APA.
- WriteCapitalized: Main word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb).
- aLowercase: Article (a, an, the): lowercase unless it is the first word.
- TitleCapitalized: Main word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb).
- ThatCapitalized: Four letters or more: APA capitalizes every word this long, conjunctions included.
- IsCapitalized: Verb: verbs are main words, even short ones like is and be.
- EasyCapitalized: Main word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb).
- toLowercase: The to of an infinitive (to plus a verb): lowercase in APA.
- ReadCapitalized: Main word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb).
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The same title in every style
| Style | Title |
|---|---|
| APA | How to Write a Title That Is Easy to Read |
| MLA | How to Write a Title That Is Easy to Read |
| Chicago | How to Write a Title That Is Easy to Read |
| AP | How To Write a Title That Is Easy To Read |
| Sentence case | How to write a title that is easy to read |
- “to”: APA, MLA and Chicago keep it lowercase (to is lowercase); AP capitalizes it (to before a verb).
The tool follows each guide’s written rules. It does not understand meaning, so where a word can be two parts of speech (up, so, after) it tells you what it assumed.