Talk:Down on My Luck

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Requested move 9 June 2016 edit

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The result of the move request was: moved. Jenks24 (talk) 04:14, 17 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

– Per MOS:CT. "On" is a preposition that contains two letters. In consistent with other pages that start with "Down on", including Down on Me, Down on the Farm, Down on the Corner, and Down on the Upside, this article has to be titled "Down on My Luck". 153.160.239.63 (talk) 01:29, 9 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

It depends on if the song title deliberately capitalizes it. DaltonCastle (talk) 00:10, 12 June 2016 (UTC)Reply
- Actually, it depends on the Manual of Style, specifically the section cited by the nom. What's in your palette? Paine 12:10, 16 June 2016 (UTC)Reply
Support - DJ Booth, Treblezine, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Chicago Mag, The Bay Bridged, Spin, and Duke Chronicle lowercase "on" as the preposition of the title. The lyrics treat "on" as a preposition as well. --George Ho (talk) 19:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)Reply
Question: I'm no expert, so help me out here, please. In the title proposed to be renamed, is "On" really a preposition? or is it one of those "Words that have the same form as prepositions, but are not being used specifically as prepositions" (which of course should be capitalized)? What's in your palette? Paine 12:15, 16 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

Usually, "on" is lowercased because it is a preposition. This is no exception. According to a thesaurus, it is also an adjective ("The lights are on.") and an adverb ("This show must go on."). A lyric line would do: "When I get down on my luck." George Ho (talk) 16:53, 16 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

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