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consistency Writers Style Guide A-to-Z guide for written communications at the University August 2007 consistency [kuhn-sis-tuhn-see] 1. adherence to the same principles 2. agreement, harmony, or compatibility 3. holding together and retaining form Colorado State University Writers Style Guide About this style guide The Colorado State University Writers Style Guide supplements The Associated Press Stylebook and addresses editorial questions specific to the University. This guide is intended to facilitate consistency in written communications geared to the general public and is not intended for students or faculty members writing academic papers. Communications targeted to scientific, technical, or specific audiences or for the Web may require a different style. In addition to The Associated Press Stylebook (hereafter called the AP Stylebook), Colorado State communications specialists also consult other sources, including The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting by William A. Sabin. For spelling, rely on Webster’s New World College Dictionary. Consult the Colorado State University Communications Toolbox at http://ccs.colostate.edu for communications and graphic standards specific to the University. (See also the section on References and Links on Page 94.) Written communication is dynamic and continually evolving; therefore, this guide is subject to periodic updating. Revised versions of the Colorado State University Writers Style Guide will be announced on this website and via electronic media including Today@Colorado State and the University’s main Web page at http://www.colostate. edu. Contact Communications and Creative Services with questions and comments or for information about style editing services: Communications and Creative Services Colorado State University 271 Aylesworth Hall S.W. 6025 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-6025 Phone: (970) 491-6432 Fax: (970) 491-6433 www.ccs.colostate.edu August 2007 ii Colorado State University Writers Style Guide August 2007 Contents A.............................................................................................................................................................................1 a, per. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 abbreviations......................................................................................................................................................... 1 abbreviations of foreign phrases. .......................................................................................................................... 2 academic degrees. ................................................................................................................................................ 2 academic departments, colleges, offices............................................................................................................. 3 academic titles ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 acronyms. .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 addresses ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 adviser .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 affect, effect .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 African American .................................................................................................................................................. 7 ages ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 alumni ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 a.m., p.m. . ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 among, between. ................................................................................................................................................... 8 ampersand (&) ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Anglo .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Asian American .................................................................................................................................................... 8 assure, ensure, insure. .......................................................................................................................................... 8 athletics ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 awards, fellowships, medals, prizes, scholarships . ............................................................................................. 9 B...........................................................................................................................................................................10 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science ............................................................................................................... 10 beside, besides................................................................................................................................................... 10 black, Black American . ....................................................................................................................................... 10 blog . .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 board................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System........................................................................... 10 book titles ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 buildings, places................................................................................................................................................. 11 Business Reply Mail............................................................................................................................................ 11 C. ..........................................................................................................................................................................12 Cabinet ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 capitalization. ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Caucasian, white ................................................................................................................................................ 14 century . ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 chairman, chairwoman. ....................................................................................................................................... 15 chapters . ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Chicano, Chicana . .............................................................................................................................................. 15 cities . ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 colleges............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Colorado State University................................................................................................................................... 16 Colorado State University Extension ................................................................................................................. 16 Colorado State University System ..................................................................................................................... 16 commas . ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 committee. ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 complement, compliment................................................................................................................................... 18 compose, comprise, constitute. .......................................................................................................................... 18 composition titles ............................................................................................................................................... 18 compound words................................................................................................................................................ 19 comprise. ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 iii Colorado State University Writers Style Guide August 2007 computer terminology. ........................................................................................................................................ 19 conference titles ................................................................................................................................................. 19 contractions. ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 Cooperative Extension ....................................................................................................................................... 19 countries. ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 course titles and numbers. .................................................................................................................................. 20 course work. ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 D. ..........................................................................................................................................................................21 dash . ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 dates. ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 days of the week................................................................................................................................................. 22 dean . ................................................................................................................................................................... 22 decades . ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 degrees, academic. ............................................................................................................................................. 23 degrees, temperature. ......................................................................................................................................... 23 departments, offices, centers. ............................................................................................................................. 23 dimensions.......................................................................................................................................................... 23 directions, regions. .............................................................................................................................................. 23 disabilities. ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 diversity............................................................................................................................................................... 23 E...........................................................................................................................................................................24 effect.................................................................................................................................................................... 24 ellipsis. ................................................................................................................................................................. 24 e-mail .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 emeritus. .............................................................................................................................................................. 24 entitled, titled....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.................................................................................................... 24 essential, nonessential clauses. .......................................................................................................................... 24 ethnicity, ethnic origin. ......................................................................................................................................... 25 events.................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Extension. ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 F...........................................................................................................................................................................26 farther, further...................................................................................................................................................... 26 fax........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 fellow, fellowships. ............................................................................................................................................... 26 fewer.................................................................................................................................................................... 26 fiscal year. ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 foreign names, words. ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Fort. ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 fractions .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 fundraising, fundraiser ....................................................................................................................................... 27 G. ..........................................................................................................................................................................28 gender-specific language . .................................................................................................................................. 28 governor.............................................................................................................................................................. 28 grade point average, GPA. .................................................................................................................................. 28 grades, -grader. ................................................................................................................................................... 28 graphic standards............................................................................................................................................... 28 greater................................................................................................................................................................. 28 H . .........................................................................................................................................................................29 hall ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29 handicap. ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Hispanic . ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 historic, historical. ................................................................................................................................................ 29 iv Colorado State University Writers Style Guide August 2007 homecoming ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 honors . ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 hyphen. ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 I............................................................................................................................................................................31 information technology ...................................................................................................................................... 31 in order to............................................................................................................................................................ 31 Internet . ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 italics . .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 its, it’s. .................................................................................................................................................................. 32 J. ...........................................................................................................................................................................33 job titles............................................................................................................................................................... 33 journal titles ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 K...........................................................................................................................................................................34 K. .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 L...........................................................................................................................................................................35 languages . .......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Latino, Latina ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 lectures, lecture series ....................................................................................................................................... 35 legislative titles.................................................................................................................................................... 35 legislature ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 less than.............................................................................................................................................................. 36 letter style ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 lists. ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36 login, log on, logoff............................................................................................................................................. 38 long term, long-term . .......................................................................................................................................... 38 long time, longtime . ............................................................................................................................................ 38 M..........................................................................................................................................................................39 magazine titles and articles. ................................................................................................................................ 39 majors and programs of study. ........................................................................................................................... 39 man, mankind. ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 measurements. .................................................................................................................................................... 39 millions, billions................................................................................................................................................... 40 minorities ............................................................................................................................................................ 40 Moby Arena......................................................................................................................................................... 40 money . ................................................................................................................................................................ 40 months. ................................................................................................................................................................ 40 more than, over, greater than. ............................................................................................................................. 41 movie titles . ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 mph . .................................................................................................................................................................... 41 musical titles . ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 N. ..........................................................................................................................................................................42 names. ................................................................................................................................................................. 42 national heritage, countries of origin.................................................................................................................. 42 Native American ................................................................................................................................................. 42 newspaper and newsletter titles. ......................................................................................................................... 42 nonbiased language .......................................................................................................................................... 43 nondiscrimination statements............................................................................................................................. 45 nonrestrictive clauses . ........................................................................................................................................ 45 numbers, numerals, figures................................................................................................................................ 45 O. ..........................................................................................................................................................................47 offices.................................................................................................................................................................. 47 ordinal numbers.................................................................................................................................................. 47 over, greater than, more than . ............................................................................................................................ 47 Colorado State University Writers Style Guide August 2007 P...........................................................................................................................................................................48 page numbers .................................................................................................................................................... 48 paired conjunctions . ........................................................................................................................................... 48 parallel structure, parallel construction. .............................................................................................................. 48 parentheses . ....................................................................................................................................................... 48 per, a. ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 percent. ................................................................................................................................................................ 49 periods. ................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Ph.D..................................................................................................................................................................... 50 phrases. ............................................................................................................................................................... 50 places.................................................................................................................................................................. 50 plurals.................................................................................................................................................................. 50 plurals – agreement. ............................................................................................................................................ 51 p.m., a.m. . ........................................................................................................................................................... 52 political parties, movements............................................................................................................................... 52 possessives......................................................................................................................................................... 52 precede, proceed, proceeds. .............................................................................................................................. 53 prefixes, suffixes.................................................................................................................................................. 54 prepositions. ........................................................................................................................................................ 54 president . ............................................................................................................................................................ 55 principal, principle .............................................................................................................................................. 55 program . ............................................................................................................................................................. 55 pronouns............................................................................................................................................................. 55 proofreading marks. ............................................................................................................................................ 55 punctuation . ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 Q. ..........................................................................................................................................................................57 question mark. ..................................................................................................................................................... 57 quotations, quotation marks .............................................................................................................................. 57 R...........................................................................................................................................................................59 race..................................................................................................................................................................... 59 radio programs, radio station. ............................................................................................................................. 59 rooms. .................................................................................................................................................................. 59 S...........................................................................................................................................................................60 scholarships........................................................................................................................................................ 60 school districts ................................................................................................................................................... 60 scientific terminology ......................................................................................................................................... 60 seasons .............................................................................................................................................................. 61 second or subsequent references...................................................................................................................... 61 semesters ........................................................................................................................................................... 61 semicolons ......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Sept. 11, 2001 .................................................................................................................................................... 61 series................................................................................................................................................................... 61 [sic]. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 62 spaces following periods.................................................................................................................................... 62 speech titles ....................................................................................................................................................... 62 spelling................................................................................................................................................................ 62 split infinitives...................................................................................................................................................... 62 state board.......................................................................................................................................................... 62 state names ........................................................................................................................................................ 62 streets ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 student designations . ......................................................................................................................................... 64 subject-verb agreement...................................................................................................................................... 64 suffixes. ................................................................................................................................................................ 64 superscript. .......................................................................................................................................................... 64 vi Colorado State University Writers Style Guide August 2007 T...........................................................................................................................................................................65 telephone numbers............................................................................................................................................. 65 television. ............................................................................................................................................................. 65 temperature......................................................................................................................................................... 65 than, then. ............................................................................................................................................................ 65 that . ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65 that, which, who.................................................................................................................................................. 66 theater, theatre . ................................................................................................................................................... 66 time...................................................................................................................................................................... 66 title capitalization ................................................................................................................................................ 67 titled..................................................................................................................................................................... 67 titles of people..................................................................................................................................................... 67 toward, towards . ................................................................................................................................................. 67 trademarks. .......................................................................................................................................................... 67 truly. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 67 TV. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 68 typography ......................................................................................................................................................... 68 U...........................................................................................................................................................................69 under, less than, fewer than ............................................................................................................................... 69 University ............................................................................................................................................................ 69 United States....................................................................................................................................................... 69 upon ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 URL ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69 utilize, utilization.................................................................................................................................................. 69 V...........................................................................................................................................................................70 verbs ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 videotape. ............................................................................................................................................................ 70 W..........................................................................................................................................................................71 Web. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Web page ........................................................................................................................................................... 71 website, webcam, webcast, webmaster............................................................................................................. 71 weekdays. ............................................................................................................................................................ 71 which................................................................................................................................................................... 71 white, Caucasian ................................................................................................................................................ 71 who, whom ......................................................................................................................................................... 71 -wide.................................................................................................................................................................... 71 World Wide Web . ................................................................................................................................................ 71 XYZ.......................................................................................................................................................................72 years.................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ZIP codes............................................................................................................................................................ 72 Appendixes. .........................................................................................................................................................72 Business Letter. ................................................................................................................................................... 74 Colorado State University: A Chronology. .......................................................................................................... 76 Grammar............................................................................................................................................................. 80 Proofreading Marks. ............................................................................................................................................ 87 Punctuation......................................................................................................................................................... 88 References and Links. ......................................................................................................................................... 94 Word Choice. ....................................................................................................................................................... 95 Colorado State University Writers Style Guide August 2007 A a, per • Do not use a in place of per. Americans generate millions of tons of waste per year. abbreviations (See also acronyms.) • Academic degrees use periods without spaces. (See also academic degrees.) B.A. M.S. Ph.D. • Some academic abbreviations and acronyms do not use periods. Spell out on first reference if readers may not be familiar with the term. GPA (grade point average) SAT (Scholastic Achievement Test) ACT (American College Testing) GRE (Graduate Record Examination) MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) LSAT (Law School Admission Test) • When used as adjectives, abbreviate United States and United Nations using periods with no spaces. Spell out when used as nouns. Do not use America in place of United States or American in place of U.S. U.S. policy U.N. treaty • Spell out units of measurement (see numbers, numerals, figures). Abbreviate without periods only when they occur frequently, as in technical or scientific text, or where space is limited. (See measurement.) 4 inches or 4 in 12 feet or 12 ft 2.3 miles or 2.3 mi • Commonly known rates of measurement may be abbreviated without periods or in technical or scientific text, or where space is limited. mph (acceptable in all uses) ppm psi • In U.S. place names, do not abbreviate Fort, Point, Mount, or Port. Fort Collins Fort Carson Mount Rainier • In U.S. place names, abbreviate Saint. St. Louis St. Lawrence River • Plurals of abbreviations are formed by adding an s (with uploads/Litterature/ ap-style-guide-cheat-sheet.pdf