Writing Style Guide Glossary

Some alternatives to referring to people as “brothers and sisters,” “men and women,” “husbands and wives”: brothers and sisters and…

Use only to refer to people from India; do not use as shorthand for American Indian. Indian is acceptable as part of a proper name, such as…

Capitalize; refers to original inhabitants of a place. See also Indigenous below

For longer quoted material, such as song lyrics, poetry, or a block quotation from a text, indent/inset the quote and don’t use quotation…

Lowercase.

“It’s” is a contraction for “it is.” “Its” is a possessive pronoun: It’s easy to admire its beauty . (Tip: When in doubt, substitute…

Do not use italics for book and other composition titles, nor for foreign words. Use quotation marks instead. Avoid using italics for…