Editorial Style Guide Office of University Relations Table of Contents About the Editorial Style Guide ................................................................ 6 APU Editing, Proofreading, and Grammar Guidelines ........................... 6 Proofreading/Editing Marks.......................................................................................6 Most Common Spelling and Grammatical Errors....................................................7 15 Most Common Spelling Errors ....................................................................................................... 7 10 Most Common Grammatical Errors................................................................................................ 7 Abbreviations..............................................................................................................8 Abbreviating Numbers......................................................................................................................... 8 Academic Abbreviations...................................................................................................................... 8 Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Grade-point Average........................................................................................................................... 9 Jr., Sr., and the Like ............................................................................................................................ 9 Capitalization...............................................................................................................9 Academic Degrees.............................................................................................................................. 9 Academic Departments....................................................................................................................... 9 Academic Term ................................................................................................................................... 9 Accreditations...................................................................................................................................... 9 Astronomical Terms .......................................................................................................................... 10 Assembly........................................................................................................................................... 10 Bible, Biblical..................................................................................................................................... 10 Board of Trustees.............................................................................................................................. 10 Brand Names .................................................................................................................................... 10 Campus............................................................................................................................................. 10 CD-ROM ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Chapel............................................................................................................................................... 10 College and University Names.......................................................................................................... 10 Commencement................................................................................................................................ 10 Committees, Councils, Teams .......................................................................................................... 10 Community Meeting .......................................................................................................................... 10 Constitution ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Cornerstones..................................................................................................................................... 11 Course Names .................................................................................................................................. 11 Dean.................................................................................................................................................. 11 Deans’ List ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Deity .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Directional Terms .............................................................................................................................. 11 Divine, Divinity................................................................................................................................... 11 Editor, Editor in Chief ........................................................................................................................ 11 Extension .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Faculty Meeting................................................................................................................................. 11 God-honoring, Godly......................................................................................................................... 11 Gospel............................................................................................................................................... 11 Holidays ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Internet .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Judge ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Majors, Minors................................................................................................................................... 12 National Guard .................................................................................................................................. 12 Office Names .................................................................................................................................... 12 Old Testament/New Testament ........................................................................................................ 12 Olympics ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Political Parties.................................................................................................................................. 12 1 ur$:Office Files:Editors:Style Guide:Editorial Style Guide 07-11.doc Editorial Style Guide Office of University Relations President ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Professional Titles............................................................................................................................. 12 Professor........................................................................................................................................... 12 Program Names ................................................................................................................................ 12 Regional Center ................................................................................................................................ 13 Seasons ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Scripture(s), Scriptural ...................................................................................................................... 13 Social Security .................................................................................................................................. 13 The .................................................................................................................................................... 13 University .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Web................................................................................................................................................... 13 Website, Webmaster......................................................................................................................... 13 Word of God...................................................................................................................................... 13 ZIP Code ........................................................................................................................................... 13 First References