Writing Style Guide

Avoid using this at the end of lists. Supply as many specific examples as possible and then stop.

Hyphenate (n. and adj.)

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Precede with “the” when referring to the bicameral governing body of The Episcopal Church; when referring to the gathering event that takes…

Place in quotation marks, with an explanation provided as to meaning: The word “mission” comes from the Latin verb ”mittere,” which means…

Lowercase the season. The fall 2022 term starts next week. The Executive Council will hold its fall meeting in Chicago.

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Capitalization is not required in a headline except for the first word, proper nouns, and the first word after a colon. See also headlines

Capitalize when referring to the story of Jesus Christ, as presented in the New Testament.

Capitalize when referring to the one God. Lowercase when referring to the deities of polytheistic religions and in words such as godlike…

Lowercase.

One word, no hyphen.