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Programs |
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Capitalize when using the formal name.
Honors Program, Educational Opportunity Fund Program
If there is a commonly used acronym, add it in parentheses just after the first reference. On second reference,
the acronym may be used, or the program, lowercased.
The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program is located in Forcina Hall. About 310 students
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Quotation Marks |
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In regular text, commas and periods always go inside an end quotation mark (").
“If the meeting is tomorrow,” said Professor Jones, “I won't be able to attend.”
With colons, semi-colons, question marks, and exclamation points, quotation marks are placed according
to whether the punctuation mark is part of the quoted passage.
Quoted material that runs four lines or longer is usually set as an indented extract (block quotation).
Quotation marks are not used with indented extracts unless they occur within the quoted material.
Use “curly” quotation marks (also known as smart quotes) in your publications.
To do this, from the “Tools” pull-down menu, select “Auto Correct.” In the
“Auto Correct” box, click the “Auto Format as You Type” tab, and then check
the box marked “Replace as You
Type—‘Straight Quotes’ with ‘Smart Quotes.’”
The “straight” quotation mark
("), also called the double prime, is used for denoting inches. |
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Rankings |
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Designate rankings as No. 1. Do not use the number (#) sign.
The football team was ranked No. 1 in the nation. |
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Residence Halls |
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Residence halls is the preferred term (rather than dorms) in formal copy. |
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TCNJ Library |
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Use TCNJ Library on first reference; use the library for second
reference. |
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Schools |
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The full names of the College's schools are always capitalized.
The School of Nursing was founded in 1966. She teaches in the School of Engineering.
On second reference, the school may be used, lowercased.
Do not use The School or the School alone. |
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Seasons |
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Lowercase references to seasons and academic periods. Capitalize only when part of a formal name.
spring, fall semester, Winter Olympics |
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Spacing |
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When typing documents on a typewriter, people were taught to leave two spaces after the punctuation ending a sentence.
When preparing documents on a computer, though, leave only one space between sentences. The word processing program
will automatically insert enough space to make the passage easy to read. |
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States |
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Spell out the names of states when they stand alone in text.
Our neighbors like to vacation in North Carolina.
Use the correct two-letter postal abbreviation when a state is listed with a city.
The seminar took place in Dover, DE.
It is not always necessary to include the state with the city name when a well-known city is named.
The meeting will be held in San Francisco. |
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TCNJ Board of Trustees |
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Use The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees on first reference. Use board of trustees, board,
or trustees on subsequent references. Always lowercase the word trusteesand the board if used alone.
The members of the board of trustees met at 4 P.M. |
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TCNJ Foundation |
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Use TCNJ Foundation on first reference. Use the foundation on second reference. |
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Telephone Numbers |
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TCNJ style is to write telephone numbers with a dot following the third and sixth digits. Do not use
parentheses or a hyphen to separate the area code and the telephone number.
609.771.1855, not
(609) 771-1855 or
609-771-1855
When listing phone, fax, and e-mail information, place the initial letter of each before a parenthesis as follows:
P) 609.771.2368
F) 609.771.3067
E) cfriedma@tcnj.edu
Always call phone numbers listed in your publications or on your Web pages as part of the proofreading process. |
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Terminal Degree |
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Avoid this term in writing for the general public. Use "highest degree
offered in their field" for all but an academic audience. |
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Theater |
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Use the spelling established and used by departments, clubs, or organizations in their titles. In all other usage, use
the spelling theater.
TCNJ Opera Theatre, The performance will be in the main theater of Kendall Hall. |
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