# Titleize and roman numerals

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/titleize-and-roman-numerals/144167>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 26, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/titleize-and-roman-numerals/144167 "2008-07-26T02:37:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![central\_tex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@central\_tex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/central_tex)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/titleize-and-roman-numerals/144167/1 "2008-07-26T02:37:01Z")

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movie = “hellboy ii: the golden army”  
movie.titleize  
puts movie  
“Hellboy Ii: The Golden Army”

I have noticed this issue with the titleize method. It does not work  
with roman numerals. I am running rails 2.1. Does anyone know of a work  
around? Has this issue been reported?