A few days ago
Anonymous

In a title, should I capitalize the second word after a hyphen, as in “Mid-Term Report on…”?

In a title, should I capitalize the second word after a hyphen, as in “Mid-Term Report on…”?

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A few days ago
TurtleFromQuebec

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Answer is not straightforward. See http://www.cmu.edu/styleguide/capitalization.html — section on “Hyphenated Words in Titles”. In this case, probably “Mid-term… is best, as the other answerers have said.
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A few days ago
Texlady
Yes, simply because it looks better in a title.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Yes.
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A few days ago
John V
I’d go with lower case.
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