styleguide

a.m., p.m.

Lowercase, with periods. See also time

All Saints’ Day / All Souls’ Day

Use apostrophe after the ‘s’. 

all right

 Not alright.

afterward

Not afterwards.

African American

See race-related and ethnic references

addresses

Use the abbreviations Ave., Blvd., and St. only with a numbered address: 815 Second Ave. Spell them out and capitalize when part of a formal street name without a number: Second Avenue. Lowercase and spell out when used alone or with more than one street name: Lexington and Madison avenues. Spell out and capitalize numbered streets First through […]

academic degrees

acronyms

In general, avoid acronyms. If it is necessary to use an acronym, spell it out on first usage and supply the acronym in parentheses: Episcopal Youth Event (EYE). Note: Do not use acronyms in formal communication for Episcopal Relief & Development or The Episcopal Church. See also headlines