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Do you put apostrophes on a title?

It depends on the title and the style guide being followed.

Generally, titles of books, plays, films, and other creative works are italicized rather than have apostrophes.

- *To Kill a Mockingbird*

- *Star Wars*

Articles (*a, an, the*) and prepositions of four letters or less are normally omitted when italicizing a title.

- *Sense and Sensibility* (rather than *Sense and the Sensibility*)

- *The Color Purple* (rather than *The Colour of Purple*)

For short stories, articles, poems, and chapters, quotation marks are used instead.

- "The Tell-Tale Heart"

- "The Road Not Taken"

However, some style guides may have different rules, so it's important to check the specific style guide being followed when writing or formatting a document.

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