: Re: What is the correct casing for a character's title? I'm currently writing some fiction about a lord and I'm struggling with when I should capitalise his title. There are a number of circumstances.

I think you have everything right except the last one, which should be

"What did the young lord say?"

You're essentially following AP style for titles.

Generally, capitalize formal titles when they appear before a personâ€™s name, but lowercase titles if they are informal, appear without a personâ€™s name, follow a personâ€™s name or are set off before a name by commas. Also, lowercase adjectives that designate the status of a title. If a title is long, place it after the personâ€™s name, or set it off with commas before the personâ€™s name. Examples: President Bush; President-elect Obama; Sen. Harry Reid; Evan Bayh, a senator from Indiana; the senior senator from Indiana, Dick Lugar; former President George H.W. Bush; Paul Schneider, deputy secretary of homeland security.

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