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Why do you lowercase some words in a title?

It's not that I "lowercase" words in a title, but rather that I follow specific style guidelines for capitalization in titles.

Here are the most common rules for capitalization in titles:

* Capitalize the first and last words.

* Capitalize all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

* Lowercase articles (a, an, the), conjunctions (and, but, or), and prepositions (of, to, from) unless they are the first or last word in the title.

* Lowercase short prepositions (of, to, from, for) even if they are more than four letters long.

For example, the title "How To Train Your Dragon" follows these rules:

* How - Capitalized because it's the first word.

* To - Lowercased because it's a short preposition.

* Train - Capitalized because it's a verb.

* Your - Capitalized because it's a pronoun.

* Dragon - Capitalized because it's the last word.

There are some exceptions to these rules, and different styles may have slightly different preferences.

Ultimately, the way I capitalize words in a title is based on the specific style guidelines I'm programmed to follow.

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