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Thursday, 28 August 2008

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Website, Web-site or Web Site? How to Spell Technology Terms

You'll see numerous spellings of technology terms like website and email, but what's considered correct these days? We reviewed the guidance from six respected sources. Let's look at how they approach email, online, website, Internet and the Web.
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Capitalization Rules: Eight Words You Usually Shouldn't Capitalize

Using capital letters gives words a sense of importance and that's why some words are always capitalized, such as country names (United States of America) and international figures (the Pope). But all too often, we use capital letters to add an air of importance where it really isn't called for, as in these eight cases.
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Get Everyone on the Same Page: Create an Editorial Style Sheet

Are you tired of correcting the same mistakes over and over when you edit your staff's work? Does everyone in your office use a different format when writing phone numbers and email addresses? Sick of arguing about when to use a comma, spell out the number ten, and whether to use periods in acronyms? Fight it out and decide once and for all by creating an editorial style sheet for your organization.

A Sample Style Sheet: See How It Works

The best way to make sure that your writing is clear and consistent is by creating a style sheet that works for you. Learn more about how style sheets work, and view a sample.
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Cheat Sheets for Two Popular Style Guides

These two cheat sheets make it easy to quickly answer your everyday questions about writing. Sheets are available for the Chicago Manual of Style and Associated Press Stylebook.
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