Writing Style Guide Glossary

Use a serial comma to separate items in a list. He bought apples, oranges, and bananas. Use a comma to offset additional information about…

Capitalize when part of a formal name; lowercase in shortened versions of the full name. Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the…

Use quotation marks (not italics) around the names of books, lectures, movies, operas, plays, podcasts, podcast episodes, poems, songs…

Capitalize the principal words in the names of books, lectures, movies, operas, plays, podcasts, podcast episodes, poems, songs, speeches…

Capitalize when referring to the published document containing the official set of governing rules for The Episcopal Church and in numbered…

While courtesy titles (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.) are often included in committee rosters, the use of them in general writing can reinforce a…

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…