Style Guide for Print
a lot
Two words, as in "This style stuff is
a lot of trouble."
abbreviations
Abbreviate titles, such as professor, only when they
precede the first name or initials; spell out titles when they
are used before the surname alone. Do not abbreviate assistant
and associate when used in a title, such as assistant professor
of astronomy.
• Prof. H.V. Feinstein (use this construction when space is limited)
• Associate Prof. Kristen Mitchell
• Assistant Prof. David Armstrong
• Profs. W.H. Auden and E.B. White
Abbreviate the following titles when they precede a name: Dr., Mr., Mrs., the
Rev., Fr., and all military titles. Do not use them in combination with other
titles or abbreviations including scholastic or academic degrees.
• Lois Lyles, Ph.D., not Dr. Lois Lyles, Ph.D.
• Scott Peck, M.D., not Mr. M. Scott Peck, M.D.
Abbreviate academic degrees as follows:
• Bachelor of Science -- BS
• Master of Arts -- MA
• Doctor of Education -- Ed.D.
We do not abbreviate the names of the four Schools.
academic degrees
Lowercase bachelor of arts, master’s degree, honorary
doctorate. Abbreviations of two letters do not use periods – BA, MA, MS.
No periods for abbreviations with three or more letters (MFT), except for Ph.D.
and Ed.D. Always put an apostrophe in master’s degree and bachelor’s
degree.
academic departments
Lowercase except in the case of the Schools, e.g., the School
of Arts and Humanities.
academic titles
Capitalize and spell out before names,
lowercase after: "I
am studying chemistry with Assistant Professor John Smith," but "John
Smith, assistant professor of chemistry." Don’t abbreviate titles.
If the name of an office, department, or school is part of the title, capitalization
rules apply: "Chris Bennett, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities."
If a person has earned more than one degree from NDNU, list the undergraduate
year first. The apostrophe faces away from numerals, e.g., ’83.
alumni
Alumnus is the singular, masculine form; alumna is the singular feminine
form; alumnae is the plural feminine form. Alumni may serve as the plural for
a group that is composed of men only or of men and women together. Place the
year they graduated in parentheses after their name.
a.m., p.m.
Lowercase with periods. Avoid the redundant 10 p.m. tonight. Use noon,
not 12 p.m.
annual
Use only if something is the second or more.
Do not write "first
annual."
apostrophes
When referring to years, use only to indicate numerals that are left
out. Do not use in plural cases. The apostrophe faces away from numerals.
• Class of ’96
• 1960s
• the ’83
Master’s and doctor’s degrees should always be written with an ‘s.
Never write masters’ degrees. Men’s and women’s sports should
also be written with an ‘s.
area codes
Use parentheses. (650) 508-3500
ASNDNU
Associated Students of Notre Dame de Namur University. Refers to the student
government on campus.
bachelor of arts, bachelor of science
Do not capitalize except
when abbreviating. "He
earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication." Or "He earned
a BA from NDNU." Do not use periods when abbreviating: BA, BS
Bay Area
Capitalize.
Board of Trustees
Capitalize when using the whole name. Use the whole name
on the first reference. In succeeding references, use board.
boilerplate
The following should appear at the end of every press release:
Notre Dame de Namur University is an
independent Catholic, coeducational institution serving 1800 students.
It is the fifth oldest institution of higher education
in California and was the first college authorized to offer baccalaureate
degrees for women. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur,
Belgium in 1851 and
chartered by the state in 1868, NDNU maintains a strong commitment to
educational access as well as inclusiveness and diversity. The
University is fully accredited
and offers 26 liberal arts and career preparation undergraduate programs,
evening degree, credential, and certificate programs, and graduate
degrees in 17 areas
of study. The 50-acre campus is located in Belmont, just south of San
Francisco.
bullets
Capitalize the first word of each bulleted item. Use punctuation at
the end of each item only if each is a complete sentence. Introduce a bulleted
list
with a colon only if the introduction is a complete sentence. Keep all bulleted
text flush left.
Examples:
He made the following points:
• NDNU is in Belmont.
• It was founded in 1851.
• It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The agenda items include
• Removing the boulder
• Eating too much
• Singing a song
CalTrain
Campus Ministry
capitalization
Capitalize all conferred and traditional educational, occupational,
and business titles when used specifically in front of the name or in lists and
programs. Do not capitalize such titles in the text when they follow the name,
unless the title is a named or distinguished professorship; John Smith, president,
or President John Smith.
Do not capitalize unofficial titles preceding the name; the poet Rol Risska.
Do not capitalize titles standing alone or in apposition; The dean of the School
of Sciences must approve all research projects; Contact the dean of the School
of Business and Management for more information.
Avoid over use of capitals. Capitalize full names of programs or schools
but lowercase otherwise. Uppercase University only when referring to
NDNU. Lowercase
majors or areas of study. Capitalize names of athletic clubs and teams,
the San Francisco 49ers, but lowercase names of sports, i.e. men’s golf, women’s
volleyball.
Capitalize the names of the four Schools: the School of Arts and Humanities,
the School of Business and Management; the School of Education and Leadership;
the School of Sciences. Do not use ampersands in the School names.
Capitalize Professor if it occurs before the name, lower case if following
or by itself. "Many instructors attended the event, including Professor Ray
Powers." "Ray Powers, professor of geology, attended the
event."
Capitalize the name of a specific course or subject. Eng 555, "The
Short Story"
Capitalize "room" when used to designate a particular room. "The
meeting was held in Room 545 of the Humanities Building."
Capitalize call letters of radio stations and alphabetical abbreviations of groups,
organizations, or institutions such as NDNU, NOW, ASNDNU, USDA, UCLA, or MIT,
without periods or spaces unless the entity uses such punctuation as part of
its proper name. (Exception: U.S. should be capitalized and written with periods.)
Capitalize names of ethnic groups and nationalities, including when
used as adjectives: Lauren Chew, Professor of Asian American Studies,
The African American community,
Irish folk music
Capitalize all words in the titles of books, plays, lectures, musical
compositions, etc. unless they are prepositions, articles, or conjunctions.
(Exception:
The first word of a title is always capitalized, regardless of what
part of speech
it is.) "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Capitalize recognized geographical regions. (Exception: Do not capitalize
points of the compass.) "The professor spends her weekends in Northern California
but works in Southern California." "He moved to northern Idaho." the
South, the Midwest, the East; "We are walking northwest across
campus."
Capitalize degrees offered by NDNU when
using the full and proper name of the degree. "He has a bachelor
of science in biology, a master of arts in literature, and is a doctor
of philosophy."
Do not capitalize names of college studies, fields of study, options,
curricula, major areas, or major subjects unless a specific course
is being referenced.
(Exception: capitalize names of languages.) "Russell is studying philosophy,
theology, and French." "Each student must meet the core requirements
in science and the humanities." "Notre Dame de Namur University
offers a curriculum in music."
Do not capitalize organized groups or classes of students, or the
words freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate, when referring
to
the classification
of the student. "ENG 101 should be taken in the freshman year." "Maria
Rodriguez is a senior in the School of Arts and Humanities." "The
junior class will conduct its annual election tomorrow."
Do not capitalize designations of officers of a class or social organization. "She
was elected freshman class secretary." "Paula Smith is
president of ASNDNU."
Do not capitalize these words: honors, bachelor's degree, master's
degree, baccalaureate page, doctor's, federal, state, government.
Capitalize seasons when they refer to semesters, but not when they
just refer to a season. "Tommy will be a freshman in the fall." "His
brother will graduate Spring 2005."
catalog
Do not capitalize.
Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Library
class of ’00
Apostrophe points away from numbers.
class years
When a person is an NDNU alumnus, list relevant degrees
first, others after comma: "Josephine Antonelli BA ’57, MA ’59. Note that
the apostrophe faces away from the numbers. When writing about a current student,
don’t mention expected graduation date.
College of Notre Dame
Our former name. It does not start with "the."
colons
Use a colon after an independent clause to direct attention
to a list, an appositive, or a direct quotation of one or more
paragraphs. "Students
should always carry the following things: paper, pens, textbooks, and a positive
attitude." "My roommate is guilty of two of the seven
deadly sins: greed and gluttony."
commas
Use commas to separate elements in a series: "I like bananas, apples,
and peaches." In the case of a complex list in which individual
items contain commas, a semicolon should be used instead.
Place a comma after digits signifying thousands: 1,150 students.
(Exception: Use no commas when referring to temperature: 4600 degrees.)
Introductory words or phrases beginning with i.e., and e.g., should
be immediately preceded by a comma or semicolon and followed by a
comma.
When listing names with cities or states, punctuate as follows: Janet
Wade, Belmont, director.
When writing a date, place a comma between the day (if given) and
the year, and after the year. "November 9, 1969, is the date
of Erica's birth."
Use a comma between two or more adjectives when each modifies a
noun separately. "Her
student has become a strong, confident, independent woman."
Do not use commas between cumulative adjectives. "Two large
dark shadows emerged from the alley." (And cannot be inserted
between the adjectives two, large, and dark, and the order of the
adjectives
cannot be changed.)
course titles
Capitalize, no italics or quotes. Lowercase when
describing a course in a generic sense or area of study. "He
is studying psychology. He is taking Psychology 101. He is taking
Psychology
of Adolescence."
Cuvilly Hall
dashes
Use dashes sparingly!
Use em dashes (two hyphens) to indicate an abrupt change of thought
or to set off a parenthetical phrase with more emphasis than commas,
or
to set
off an
appositive whenever a comma might be misread as a series comma. Put a
full space before
or after em dashes. "In San Francisco the cost of basic needs --
food, clothing, and housing -- has risen dramatically over the past
20 years."
Use en dashes (hyphens) to replace the word "to" when it represents
a duration of time. Do not put a full space before or after the en dash. Do not
use the en dash when followed by the word "from." "The physics
class will be held 3 - 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays." "The physics
class will be held from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays."
En dashes are used instead of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one
of the elements is two words or a hyphenated word. Do not put a full
space before
or
after the en dash (except on the Web). "The San Francisco-Los Angeles shuttle
leaves at 8:10 a.m." "Their test scores ranked in the over-two-thirds
category." (The en dash appears between over and two.)
dates/months/years
Use Arabic figures without –nd, -rd,
-st, etc. May 5. Always spell out days of the week. Capitalize
the names of months.
Abbreviate
Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec. when used with specific
dates. Do not abbreviate March, April, May, June, or July. Spell out
when used
alone or just with a year: October 1998.
Always include the year when the date is in another calendar year.
When a phrase lists only a month and year, do not separate the year
with commas. Use commas when a phrase refers to a day, month, and year. "July
2003 was a hot month." "She started work on the project on Sept. 2,
2002."
Set off the day of the week with a comma: "The event took place
on Saturday, August 18, 2001."
Always use numbers for years: the 1980s (no apostrophe) or the ’80s, not "the
eighties."
Dean
Uppercase when used before a name, such as Dean Stanley Wong.
Lowercase when used after a name: Stanley Wong, dean of the School.
degrees
See academic degrees
departments
Lowercase unless using full formal title of a department. "He
is a member of the Athletics Department." "He went to the alumni
office."
directions
east, north, south, west. Do not capitalize. See Geographic Terms
and Names
e-mail
Lowercase e-mail addresses. Website addresses are case-sensitive
and should appear exactly as required by the URL. Hyphenate e-mail.
emeriti
The word emeritus is the singular, masculine form; for references to
women, use emerita (singular) or emeritae (plural). Just as with alumni, emeriti
may serve as the plural for a group that is composed of men only or of men and
women together. All references follow the noun. Professor emerita of music, professors
emeriti, faculty emeriti.
figures
Use figures for numbers 10 or greater, including ordinal
numbers. "There
are at least 10 good reasons to get an education."
Use figures for days of the month, omitting st, nd, rd, and th: Oct. 3; May 25
Use figures for sums that are cumbersome to spell out; however, spell out the
words million and billion. 5.75 million; 4.6
Use figures for measurements (but spell out percent). 4 feet; 6 inches; 10 cubic
centimeters; 39 percent
Write phone numbers as follows: ext. 3680 for on-campus callers. Use parentheses
around the area code: (650) 508-3500.
Use figures for hours of the day: 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. (never 7:00 p.m., unless
used in lists of events, etc. to preserve alignment of type).
Use figures for amounts of money with the word cents or with the dollar sign
(i.e., $3, $5.09, or 77 cents) unless tabulated in columns.
Do not begin a sentence with numerals; supply a word or spell out the figures.
Please note: numbers less than 100 should be hyphenated when they consist of
two words: One thousand people; Thirty-nine NDNU students; Two-thirds of the
voters.
freshman
Do not capitalize.
fund raising
Hyphenate when used as an adjective, otherwise leave
as two words. "We
have been fund raising all summer." "The fund-raising drive
kicked off last September."
grades
A’s, B’s
Walter Gleason Gymnasium
geographic terms and names
Lowercase north, south, east, and west
and variations when they indicate direction. Capitalize north, south,
east, west,
and similar terms when they refer to regions.
• We went north, then east, then west, and finally south.
• He drove northwest for about 20 miles.
• He is from the South; his wife is from the Northeast.
• Tuscaloosa is the business and cultural heart of West Alabama.
• The earthquake affected parts of East L.A.
• the south of France
• Southern hospitality, Southern accent (Use this capitalization
carefully – only when referring to the region's culture,
people, or history. In geographic and similar uses, such as southern
city
or southern climate, lowercase.)
• Antarctica, Antarctic Circle
Capitalize the names of provinces and divisions:
• Appalachian Highlands
• Continental Shelf
• Great Plains
• Hudson Valley
• Interior Plains
• New England Province
• Rocky Mountain System
grade point average, GPA
After first reference, GPA is an acceptable
abbreviation, although in many contexts you may not need to use the
long form; no periods are
necessary. When giving a GPA, always use a decimal point and carry
to at least the 10th place: 3.0, 2.2.
grades
Grades should be capitalized: A, B-, C+, Incomplete, Pass
• He earned a "B+" in that class.
• A grade of "NC," or "No Credit," may be given
in some courses.
• It was a pass/fail course; I earned a grade of Pass.
• I took the course pass/fail.
Herzo Recital Room
hyphens
Use the hyphen to connect two or more words functioning together as an
adjective before a noun (to avoid ambiguity). Small-business profits, rather
than small business profits.
Do not use the hyphen to connect -ly adverbs to the words they modify.
"A slowly moving car tied up traffic on Ralston Avenue."
Hyphenate part-time and full-time when used as adjectives, and hyphenate any
modifying words combined with well when preceding a noun. "The
professor is a well-known candidate for the new full-time position."
Suspend hyphens in a series. "The students received first-,
second-, and third-place prizes."
Use the hyphen with the prefixes all, ex, and self and with the
suffix elect. "The
University sponsors self-help projects in underserved areas."
"Joe is the club's president-elect."
Do not hyphenate words beginning with the prefix non, except those containing
a proper noun. Non-German, nontechnical.
Do not place a hyphen between the prefixes pre, semi, anti, co., etc., and nouns
or adjectives, except proper nouns. (Exception: Hyphenate to avoid duplicated
vowels or triple consonants.) coauthored, bell-like, reapply, pro-American, pre-enroll,
predentistry.
Do not place a hyphen between the prefix sub and the word to which it is attached:
subtotal.
important
Never say "more importantly."
initials
Use periods and no space: E.B. White.
Internet
Uppercase the word. Lowercase Internet addresses unless
entries are case-sensitive. Do not italicize Web and e-mail addresses
within
blocks of
text: "NDNU’s
Website is www.ndnu.edu." Do not break a Web address in a line.
It is not necessary to use http://.
italics
Italicize names of books, magazines, newspapers, journals, newsletters,
and other publications: The Bohemian, The
San Francisco Chronicle, Self, Redbook.
Punctuation following an italicized word is also italicized.
it's/its
it's = it is; its is a possessive form: "It's going to be a challenging
semester." "I read the letter and its message is clear
to me."
junior
Do not capitalize.
library
Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Library
magazine names
Capitalize and italicize: NDNU Magazine.
master of arts, master of science
A master’s degree or master’s
is acceptable in any reference. The correct abbreviations are MA
and MS.
mission statement (revised April 2003)
Founded upon the values of the Sisters
of Notre Dame de Namur and rooted in the Catholic tradition, Notre Dame de Namur
University is committed to providing strong liberal arts studies and undergraduate
and graduate professional programs while addressing the constantly changing educational
needs of our diverse society. We encourage our students to develop their potential
in a supportive environment and challenge them to share what they have learned
through service and the promotion of social justice and global peace. We are
a center for values-based learning where students are enabled to build character,
competence, and confidence for life and work.
money
For amounts of $1 up to $999,999.99, use the dollar sign with a decimal
point to separate dollars from cents. Leave the decimal point and zeroes off
of even dollar amounts; $50, but $50.75.
For even amounts of $1 million or more, omit zeroes and use million.
For amounts under $1, do not use a dollar sign or decimal point. Use the word
cents; 37 cents.
months
See dates/months/years
Native American
Notre Dame de Namur University
Use on first reference. Use NDNU or the University
in succeeding references.
NDNU Theatre
noon
Use instead of 12 p.m. Do not put a 12 in front of it. Do not use 12 noon.
non-
Do not hyphenate when used as a prefix unless the word begins with a capital
letter: nonjudgmental, nondenominational, non-Catholic.
numerals
Spell out numbers one through nine and first
through ninth. Use numerals for 10 or more. Always use numerals
for ages, percentages,
headlines,
units
of credit. "It’s a 4-credit course. She’s taking
4 credits this term."
Write out the word percent except in display or tabular copy: 45 percent.
In body copy, write out numbers expressed in quotes: "I expect a thousand
new freshmen this fall," she said.
Spell out a numeral at the beginning of a sentence. "Nine
students attended the dinner."
office
Capitalize office when it is part of an agency’s
formal name: Office of Management and Budget. Lowercase all other
uses, including phrases such as:
the office of the attorney general, the U.S. attorney’s office.
obituaries
Don’t use the current year with dates. "She died March
3." Use
courtesy titles "Mr., Mrs." when referring to the deceased
in an obituary.
Oblak
In formal documents, refer to the president as Dr. John B.
Oblak in first reference; Dr. Oblak or President Oblak thereafter.
At the close of a letter,
use John B. Oblak, Ph.D., President. In less formal documents,
refer to him as Jack.
online, offline
page numbers
Use figures and capitalize page when used with a
figure. When a letter is appended to the figure, capitalize it,
but don’t
use a hyphen: Page 1, Page 10, Page 20A.
One exception: "It’s a Page One story."
percent
See numerals
peninsula
Capitalize as part of a proper name: the San Francisco Peninsula.
But lowercase in cases such as: "We enjoy living on the peninsula."
percentages
Use figures: 1 percent, 2.5 percent (use decimals, not fractions),
10 percent. For amounts less than one percent, precede the decimal with a zero;
0.5 percent.
Repeat percent with each individual figure: He said 10 percent to 30 percent
of the electorate may not vote.
If the percentage is the first word in a sentence, spell out the number: Eighty
percent of the people voted for the best candidate.
paintings
Capitalize the principal words including prepositions
and conjunctions of four or more words. Place quotation marks around
the names of such
works: Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa."
Ph.D.
The preferred form is to say a person holds a doctorate
and name the individual’s
area of specialty.
phone, fax numbers
Use parentheses, not slashes or hyphens, for area codes: (650)
508-3500. Put a space after the second parenthesis.
p.m., a.m.
Lowercase with periods. Avoid the redundant 10 p.m. tonight. Use noon,
not 12 p.m.
president
Capitalize when used before a name; President George
W. Bush. Lowercase when used alone, as in "according to the
president."
professor
Never abbreviate when used as part of a sentance. Capitalize when
used as a formal title before a name. "The
class was taught by Professor Jones." But "The professor
lectured to students."
professorship
Capitalize only when part of
a formal name.
provost
Capitalize when used before a proper name, lowercase otherwise.
quarter
fall quarter, lowercase.
quotation marks
The period and comma always go within the quotation marks. The
dash, semicolon, question mark, and exclamation point go within the quotation
marks when they apply to the quoted matter only. They go outside when they apply
to the whole sentence.
Ralston Hall Mansion
room numbers
Use figures and capitalize room when used with a figure: Room 222.
RSVP
Do not use please with RSVP, as it is already built in.
saint
Abbreviate as St. in the names of saints, cities, and other
places.
SamTrans
School of Arts and Humanities
Use the word "and;" do
not use the ampersand.
School of Business and Management
Use the word "and;" do
not use the ampersand.
School of Education and Leadership
Use the word "and;" do
not use the ampersand.
School of Sciences
seasons
Lowercase spring, summer, fall, winter, and derivatives
like springtime, unless part of a formal name: fall 1995, but "Fall
1995 issue of NDNU Magazine."
senior
Lowercase when referring to the class year designation.
Senior/Sr.
Abbreviate only with full names. Capitalize, no comma. "Joseph
P. Kennedy Sr."
Silicon Valley
But the valley.
sister
Capitalize in all references before the names of nuns. If no surname is
given, the name is the same in all references: Sister Agnes Rita.
If a surname is used in the first reference, drop the given name
on second reference: Sister Regina Torpy in first reference, Sister
Torpy
on second
reference or use
courtesy titles or no title as she prefers. It’s also acceptable
to abbreviate: Sr.
sophomore
staff (plural)
state abbreviations
Use the two-letter abbreviations for states when used in
conjunction with city names (Belmont, CA) in text. When using only the state
name, spell out.
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
A comma should be put between the city and the state name, and
another comma after the state name, unless ending a sentence or
indicating
a dateline. "He was traveling from Nashville, TN, to Austin, TX,
en route
to his home
in Albuquerque,
NM." "She said Cook County, IL, was Mayor Daley’s
stronghold."
Use New York State when necessary to distinguish the state from
New York City. Use state of Washington or Washington State when
necessary to distinguish the state from the District of Columbia.
"Washington State is the name of a university in the state of Washington."
Tabard Inn
theatre
time
Use periods with a.m. and p.m. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No colon
with double zeroes for even times (4 p.m., not 4:00 p.m.). Use
figures
except for "noon" and "midnight." Do
not use 12 noon, 12 p.m., or 12 a.m.
titles, book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
Use quotations for titles of movies,
plays, poems, songs, works of art, titles of lectures, speeches, etc. Capitalize
the principal words, including prepositions and conjunctions of four or more
letters. Exceptions: italicize magazine, book, newsletter, and other publication
titles.
titles, professional
If the title precedes a pronoun, capitalize the title. If
the title follows a name, lowercase their profession.
toward not towards
trustee
Capitalize only if it precedes the name of a specific trustee.
United States
Use U.S. on second reference
University
Capitalize only when referring to NDNU specifically:
the University, University departments. NDNU is acceptable on second
reference. Don’t use "the
university" alone on first reference. In a press release, lower case "university" except
when used with the whole name of the school.
upper-division
valley
Capitalize only when used as part of a formal title: Santa
Clara Valley, Silicon Valley. Lowercase the word valley when it
stands on its own on second
reference.
vice president
Do not hyphenate. Capitalize when used before a
person’s
name, lowercase if after.
Washington,
D.C.
Website, Web page
Wiegand Art Gallery
West Coast
work-study
Web style
E-mail is hyphenated and not capped (unless
at the beginning of a sentence). When listing Websites that begin
with http://www…,
omit http://
To visit us on the Web, go to www.ndnu.edu.
Internet is always capitalized.
World Wide Web, or the Web is capped, both as a proper noun and
as an adjective. It is a "Website" not a "website." Website is
one word.
years
Express a range of years with an en-dash, even in body
copy. If the first two digits are the same for the start and end
years, format the range like this:
1990-95. Use 1999-2000, not 1999-00.
ZIP code
Use all caps ZIP but lowercase the word code. Run the
five digits together without a comma, and do not put the comma
between the state name and the ZIP code: New York, NY 10020.
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