Writing Style Guide Glossary

Use an em dash (—) without a space on either side when a dash is used in the body of the text to signal a change or set off a series within…

Abbreviate the following months when used with a specific date: Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec. Abbreviate these also if the…

On first reference, use Deacon (Name), or the Rev. (Name), deacon

Lowercase to refer to the audiological status of people with total or significant hearing loss: deaf, hard of hearing. Uppercase when…

(priest who heads a chapter or governing body of a cathedral): the Very Rev. (Name), dean of the cathedral

Race is understood as a social construct in which people are grouped according to common biological or physical traits. Ethnicity refers to…

Capitalize full, official names of departments and offices; lowercase other uses. Office of Public Affairs; public affairs office; public…

Capitalize as part of a proper name, such as the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester , but lowercase in all other instances: He was the fifth…

Lowercase north, south, east, west , etc., when used as a direction : Austin is south of Dallas. But capitalize when referring to the…

Use the title “Dr.” only in first references to those who hold the following “doctor of” degrees: dental surgery, medicine, optometry…