Writing Style Guide Glossary

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

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

Lowercase, with periods. See also time

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

Lowercase names of subjects and majors. She has a degree in political science.

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

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

No hyphen. Acceptable for Black people who live in the U.S., though the terms “Black” and “African American” are not always…

Not afterwards.

Term for the collective Indigenous groups in Alaska.