Latin Anyone?

[Khandro]

When we write with reference to the time of day 'p.m.' - [post meridiem] it is in lower case, but if it was used as a title, say of a poem or suchlike, would it qualify for the upper case, viz. 'Post Meridiem'.
I kind of think it would, but it looks a bit wrong.

[factor-fiction]

I wouldn't- but I don't like following that rule anyway for titles in things like newsletters

[kvalidir]

I think it would but it does look a bit odd- however I think virtually no-one will call you on it so do whatever pleases you :)

[Canary42]

No, IMHO should always be lower case, and without intermediate stops, so:-

pm

But that's just an opinion, not a rule AFAIK.

[jno]

titles of poems usually have at least the first letter in upper case, sometimes all of them

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173253

so I can't see there's be any problem in that case

[sandyRoe]

was it e e cummings eschewed capital letters altogether?

[Baldric]

No idea, we both use 24 hour clock!

[Khandro]

What I mean is, as it is a title of something, not writing it abbreviated but in full;
'Post Meridiem' rather than; 'post meridiem'.

[EcclesCake]

In a title I'd go with leading capitals.

[boxtops]

Interesting - I've always see it as Meridian, not Meridiem - it seems either will do?

I would say lower case in general correspondence, but the protocol of titles of books, poems etc usually uses upper case for the significant words of the title.

[Canary42]

Post Meridiem (aka Post Meridian) in that case seems OK.

[Khandro]

Thanks to all, then we go to press; 'Post Meridiem' :0)

[Peter Pedant]

yes... caps


this is not Latin but punctuation....

but funnily enough I know how to write Latin in the late republican age, because we dug up the earliest written Latin on papyrus ( rather than stone and too early for paper) here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Gallus

[heathfield]

Try google for links to the various "rules" on capitalisation...

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=capitalisation+rules

[Khandro]

There seems to be some disunity here :0) methyl; are you saying that it should be all lower case, - post meridiem - even when its a title of something?

[naomi24]

Go for whatever you fancy and call it poetic licence.

[Khandro]

I've just been hunting around the shelves and Wilfred Owen's 1917 poem is entitled in one version 'Dulce et Decorum est' and another 'Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori'.
I think yer pays yer money an' takes yer choice. Well anyway we have gone for capitalization of both words, - publish and be damned!