Capitalization of “you are here” on maps?
I understand that capitalization "rules," aside from capitalizing the beginning of a sentence and so forth, are less steadfast rules and are more (somewhat arbitrary in my opinion) style guidelines that differ across established styles, etc.
But so my question has to do with the "you are here" marker found in maps occasionally. Is there an established or preferred way to capitalize this phrase? When I google maps with this marker, I can't find any preference for this.
Some capitalize it like, "You are here," like this map:
Some capitalize it like, "You Are Here," like this map:
And then a lot of google results have all letters capitalized, seemingly in order to avoid the issue altogether.
I also found this picture, which while not a proper map is still a way of capitalizing I did not consider until I saw it, "You are Here."
I ask this question because I am checking the translation of a map and the capitalization style seems inconsistent on the legend, i.e. it starts capitalizing every word since there are like titles/items but then it only capitalizes the first word of each item. But then it has the icon for "you are here" in the legend too and for some reason my gut tells me that should stay as "You are here" as it is currently rendered, but now I'm confused if that will make it weird if the other words are all capitalized.
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I understand that capitalization "rules," aside from capitalizing the beginning of a sentence and so forth, are less steadfast rules and are more (somewhat arbitrary in my opinion) style guidelines that differ across established styles, etc.
But so my question has to do with the "you are here" marker found in maps occasionally. Is there an established or preferred way to capitalize this phrase? When I google maps with this marker, I can't find any preference for this.
Some capitalize it like, "You are here," like this map:
Some capitalize it like, "You Are Here," like this map:
And then a lot of google results have all letters capitalized, seemingly in order to avoid the issue altogether.
I also found this picture, which while not a proper map is still a way of capitalizing I did not consider until I saw it, "You are Here."
I ask this question because I am checking the translation of a map and the capitalization style seems inconsistent on the legend, i.e. it starts capitalizing every word since there are like titles/items but then it only capitalizes the first word of each item. But then it has the icon for "you are here" in the legend too and for some reason my gut tells me that should stay as "You are here" as it is currently rendered, but now I'm confused if that will make it weird if the other words are all capitalized.
capitalization
asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
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Capitalisation can be used for emphasis. In the first picture, "You" is not only capitalised, it is graphically made distinct from the "are here" to give it even more emphasis. In the third picture, the capitalisation on Here helps to emphasise the location within the huge expanse of the galaxy. The Disney map bugs me, but that's probably a case where every single word is capitalised with no exceptions. So I would say, look at your map and go with your gut.
– John Go-Soco
19 hours ago
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I understand that capitalization "rules," aside from capitalizing the beginning of a sentence and so forth, are less steadfast rules and are more (somewhat arbitrary in my opinion) style guidelines that differ across established styles, etc.
But so my question has to do with the "you are here" marker found in maps occasionally. Is there an established or preferred way to capitalize this phrase? When I google maps with this marker, I can't find any preference for this.
Some capitalize it like, "You are here," like this map:
Some capitalize it like, "You Are Here," like this map:
And then a lot of google results have all letters capitalized, seemingly in order to avoid the issue altogether.
I also found this picture, which while not a proper map is still a way of capitalizing I did not consider until I saw it, "You are Here."
I ask this question because I am checking the translation of a map and the capitalization style seems inconsistent on the legend, i.e. it starts capitalizing every word since there are like titles/items but then it only capitalizes the first word of each item. But then it has the icon for "you are here" in the legend too and for some reason my gut tells me that should stay as "You are here" as it is currently rendered, but now I'm confused if that will make it weird if the other words are all capitalized.
capitalization
asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
1213
I understand that capitalization "rules," aside from capitalizing the beginning of a sentence and so forth, are less steadfast rules and are more (somewhat arbitrary in my opinion) style guidelines that differ across established styles, etc.
But so my question has to do with the "you are here" marker found in maps occasionally. Is there an established or preferred way to capitalize this phrase? When I google maps with this marker, I can't find any preference for this.
Some capitalize it like, "You are here," like this map:
Some capitalize it like, "You Are Here," like this map:
And then a lot of google results have all letters capitalized, seemingly in order to avoid the issue altogether.
I also found this picture, which while not a proper map is still a way of capitalizing I did not consider until I saw it, "You are Here."
I ask this question because I am checking the translation of a map and the capitalization style seems inconsistent on the legend, i.e. it starts capitalizing every word since there are like titles/items but then it only capitalizes the first word of each item. But then it has the icon for "you are here" in the legend too and for some reason my gut tells me that should stay as "You are here" as it is currently rendered, but now I'm confused if that will make it weird if the other words are all capitalized.
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capitalization
asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
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asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
1213
asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
1213
asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
1213
asked 21 hours ago
ReveillerReveiller
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Capitalisation can be used for emphasis. In the first picture, "You" is not only capitalised, it is graphically made distinct from the "are here" to give it even more emphasis. In the third picture, the capitalisation on Here helps to emphasise the location within the huge expanse of the galaxy. The Disney map bugs me, but that's probably a case where every single word is capitalised with no exceptions. So I would say, look at your map and go with your gut.
– John Go-Soco
19 hours ago
add a comment |
Capitalisation can be used for emphasis. In the first picture, "You" is not only capitalised, it is graphically made distinct from the "are here" to give it even more emphasis. In the third picture, the capitalisation on Here helps to emphasise the location within the huge expanse of the galaxy. The Disney map bugs me, but that's probably a case where every single word is capitalised with no exceptions. So I would say, look at your map and go with your gut.
– John Go-Soco
19 hours ago
Capitalisation can be used for emphasis. In the first picture, "You" is not only capitalised, it is graphically made distinct from the "are here" to give it even more emphasis. In the third picture, the capitalisation on Here helps to emphasise the location within the huge expanse of the galaxy. The Disney map bugs me, but that's probably a case where every single word is capitalised with no exceptions. So I would say, look at your map and go with your gut.
– John Go-Soco
19 hours ago
Capitalisation can be used for emphasis. In the first picture, "You" is not only capitalised, it is graphically made distinct from the "are here" to give it even more emphasis. In the third picture, the capitalisation on Here helps to emphasise the location within the huge expanse of the galaxy. The Disney map bugs me, but that's probably a case where every single word is capitalised with no exceptions. So I would say, look at your map and go with your gut.
– John Go-Soco
19 hours ago
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Capitalisation can be used for emphasis. In the first picture, "You" is not only capitalised, it is graphically made distinct from the "are here" to give it even more emphasis. In the third picture, the capitalisation on Here helps to emphasise the location within the huge expanse of the galaxy. The Disney map bugs me, but that's probably a case where every single word is capitalised with no exceptions. So I would say, look at your map and go with your gut.
– John Go-Soco
19 hours ago