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Maybe it doesn’t matter too much? But over-excited Capitalisation of every other Word in a Sentence can be extremely distracting for your Reader.
And often it’s nouns and proper nouns that get your capitalisation muddled up. So let’s make it simple 👇
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Usually…
🐈Proper nouns get capitalised. That’s names that refer to just one singular thing.
🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛Nouns do not. That’s the name of a category or group of things.
Eg. The cat (no capital, there can be lots of cats) is called Trevor (yes capital, this one particular cat is named Trevor).
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When you get into job titles, it’s the same simple rule that applies. But it can feel confusing because depending how you use the job title in a sentence it can be a noun or a proper noun.
💡So ask this one question - Am I referring to the CATEGORY ‘managing directors’ or one INDIVIDUAL ‘Managing Director’? 💡
Some examples:
🔵During my time as a managing director, I delivered a number of high profile projects.
🔵 Delivered by Managing Director Ted Brown, the project was a success.
🔵 Our managing director has responsibility for quality assurance.
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However…
Many people choose to capitalise a job title to show respect for a role, even when it’s a noun.
If you do, follow two golden rules:
- Be consistent in the choice you make. If you capitalise the Managing Director, always capitalise the Managing Director.
- Be picky about which nouns you’re going to capitalise. Too many will interrupt the flow of your writing.
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