Writing Style Guide Glossary

Capitalize when referring to the first four books of the New Testament. Lowercase in other references. Today’s reading comes from the…

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

Often used as an “umbrella term” describing people who are from a Spanish-speaking country or ancestry. AP guidance is that “Hispanic” is…

Avoid using “the homeless” as a collective noun. Use constructions such as “people without homes,” “homeless people, “people without…

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…