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Numbers |
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Spell out numbers one through nine. Use numerals for 10 and above.
The exception is when referring to a person's age; then it is appropriate to use numerals for nine
and below as well.
A group of six students collected 72 books for charity.
Round numbers, such as four million, six billion, or 2.5 millon should be spelled out.
For inclusive numbers, abbreviate the second number by changing just those digits that are different from the first number.
pages 200-1, 200-11, 35-7; lines 106-7
When discussing years, the last two digits of the year are always repeated.
2001-03, 1901-12
An exception to this case is when the years span two centuries. In these instances, write out the complete years.
1998-2001, 1887-1910
When referring to ranges of numbers, always use the full numbers to retain the correct meaning.
15,000 to 30,000, not 15-30,000
Spell out all numbers that occur at the start of a sentence, or reword the sentence.
Six credit hours of composition were required for a degree in history.
Spell out the ordinals first through ninth. Use the numeral form for 10th and above.
If you are citing the proper name of an event that is
not affiliated with TCNJ, cite the title exactly as it appears in the material presented to you from the organization.
The College hosted the First Annual Golf Classic on October 23, 2000. The women's swimming team took
first place at the division meet and 12th place at the NCAAs. Last year Mary Smith presented her lecture at the 12th Annual
Conference on Aging in Chicago. |
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Off Campus/On Campus |
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Hyphenate as an adjective before the noun; otherwise, leave as two words.
She works off campus. She has an off-campus job. |
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Online |
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Online should be one word with no hyphen and lowercase. |
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Ordinals |
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Spell out the ordinals first through ninth. Use the numeral form for 10th and above.
If you are citing the proper name of
an event that is not affiliated with TCNJ, cite the title exactly as it appears in the material presented to you from
the organization.
The College hosted the First Annual Golf Classic on October 23, 2000. The women's swimming team took first
place at the division meet and 12th place at the NCAAs. Last year Mary Smith presented her lecture at the
12th Annual Conference on Aging in Chicago. |
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Part time/Full time |
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Hyphenate when using as a compound modifier; otherwise, leave as two words.
She works part time. She has a part-time job. |
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Paul Loser Hall |
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Use Paul Loser Hall on all references. Do not use Loser Hall. |
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Percent |
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Percent is one word. Always spell out percent in copy; use the % sign only in charts or
in scholarly scientific research.
There was a six percent increase in enrollment. |
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Performance Halls |
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Use Music Building Concert Hall or Concert Hall on first reference. Use the hall
on second reference. Use Kendall Hall Main Stage or Main Stage on first reference.
Similarly, use Kendall Hall Studio Theater or
Studio Theater on first reference. Use the theater on second reference. |
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Plurals and Possessives |
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Form plurals and possessives of proper names that end with s, x, and z.
Burns' poems, Marx's theories, Berlioz's opera
Acronyms, hyphenated coinages, and numbers used as nouns (either spelled out or as numerals)
generally add s alone to form the plural.
1920s, FAFSAs, W-2s
Make singular nouns possessive by adding 's; make regular plural nouns ending in s possessive
by adding only an apostrophe. Plurals lacking an s are treated like singular nouns.
a student's perspective, students' rights, women's center |
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Post-, Pre-, Re- |
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Most words formed with the prefix post are written without a hyphen, unless the word
begins with a capital or unless confusion would result.
postdoctoral, postgraduate, post-World War II
Most words formed with the prefix pre are written without a hyphen.
preprofessional, preadmission, premedicine
In general, use a hyphen in compounds beginning with the prefix re only if the word
following the prefix begins with an e or if confusion would result.
re-elect, redo, rewrite |
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