Writing Style Guide

See gender and sexuality references: female

In general, avoid acronyms. If it is necessary to use an acronym, spell it out on first usage and supply the acronym in parentheses…

No ‘s’ at the end of this suffix. Examples: backward, downward, forward, homeward, onward, toward.

Lowercase, with periods. See also time

Generally, do not include academic degrees unless relevant to the context.

No hyphen. Examples: worldwide, nationwide, citywide, industrywide.

Not afterwards.

Not alright.

Not amidst.

Use the abbreviations Ave., Blvd., and St. only with a numbered address: 815 Second Ave . Spell them out and capitalize when part of a…

Use apostrophe after the ‘s’.

Not backwards.