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Emeriti Titles |
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Use the correct form of the word.
emeritus: singular male
emerita: singular female
emeritae: plural female
emeriti: plural male and plural when both men and women are included
Capitalize the correct version in titles either before or after the name.
Professor Emerita Helen Drake |
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Ensure/Insure |
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Ensure means to guarantee.
We will ensure that all funds are used wisely.
Insure refers to insurance. |
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Events |
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Capitalize the official name of campus events.
Commencement, Convocation
In references to events not named by the College, use the
capitalization and numerals/ordinals established
and used by the event sponsors.
the 12th Annual Special Olympics |
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Farther/Further |
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Farther refers to physical distance.
He ran farther than anyone else.
Further refers to an extension of time or degree.
He wants to further his studies. |
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Fax |
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Do not capitalize fax or write it in all caps. It is not an
acronym; it is derived from the word facsimile.
Call or fax me with the information.
If using the word fax on a business card or in a listing, use the
initial cap F followed by a parenthesis.
F) 609.771.3067 |
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Fractions |
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Spell out fractions less than one, using hyphens between the words.
one-half, two-thirds |
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Government |
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General references to government are not capitalized.
the borough of Princeton, state funding, a federal grant
References to specific government agencies are capitalized.
Department of Education, New Jersey Council on the Arts,
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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Grade Point Average (GPA) |
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Do not hyphenate grade point average or put periods in its abbreviation.
GPAs refer to numbers, not grades.
a GPA of 3.0, not a GPA of B |
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Hall of Fame |
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See Athletic Alumni
Hall of Fame. |
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Historical Periods |
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Capitalize names of historical periods.
Baroque music, the Enlightenment, pre-Civil War
Use ordinals in reference to centuries.
the 18th century, the 20th century |
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Home Page |
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Home page should be two words, not capitalized, with no hyphen. |
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Honors |
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Do not capitalize or italicize "cum laude," "magna cum laude," and "summa cum laude." |
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Hyphen |
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Hyphenate adjectival phrases formed of the adjective and noun preceding the noun modified.
first-class mail, four-story building, three-year program
Hyphenate African-American, Asian-American, etc., when used as adjectives.
African-American students, African-American Studies
Do not use a hyphen when the phrase is used as a noun.
A survey of Asian Americans indicates that... |
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Internet |
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The word Internet is a proper noun and should always be capitalized. |
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Lions' Stadium |
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Use Lions' Stadium on all references.
The apostrophe must be used as shown, after the s in Lions'. |
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Money |
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Do not include zeros for whole dollar amounts.
$4, not $4.00
Dollar amounts are set with zeros after the decimal point when they appear in the same context with fractional amounts.
The fee for the banquet
is $25.00 for adults and
$12.50 for children. |
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