Talk:Badurad
Add topicLatest comment: 1 year ago by Chris the speller in topic Capitalization of job titles
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Capitalization of job titles
[edit]@Chris the speller: MOS:JOBTITLES does not understand how the term 'emperor' differs in usage from, e.g., 'king'. It (often) takes the definite article in cases where other so-called titles wouldn't. Srnec (talk) 04:34, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Srnec: MOS:JOBTITLES reflects the consensus of many, many WP editors going back many years. You will not easily convince me not to follow its guidance, and it's better to go with the flow than to tell them that they have been wrong all these years and that you are right. I would rather spend my time trying to make WP look more consistent and professional than to take part in that discussion. Chris the speller yack 13:55, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Chris the speller: I'm not asking you to ignore MOS:JOBTITLES but to follow it. The guideline says to capitalize when followed by a person's name to form a title I could simply remove the definite article it would be correct to write "Emperor Louis the Pious". Why do you think the definite article changes things? It's just a quirk of the imperial title that it can take the definite article in this way. Srnec (talk) 20:00, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Srnec: Look further. In the examples, when the job is followed by a person's name, but also preceded by a modifier, it gets lower case: The French king Louis XVI was later beheaded. And yes, you could drop the modifier ('the') and use upper case. Chris the speller yack 04:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Chris the speller: I am saying that there is a difference between "the Emperor Louis" and "the Frankish emperor Louis". The former is analogous to "King Louis" and the latter to "the French king Louis". You would not say "the King Louis" (although you might say "the king, Louis").