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A<\/a>    B<\/a>    C<\/a>    D<\/a>    E<\/a>    F<\/a>    G<\/a>    H<\/a>    I<\/a>    J<\/a>    K<\/a>    L<\/a>
M<\/a>    N<\/a>    O<\/a>    P<\/a>    Q<\/a>    R<\/a>    S<\/a>    T<\/a>    U<\/a>    V<\/a>    W<\/a>    Y<\/a>    Appendices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

health care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spell as two words, both as noun and adjective, unless quoting from a source that spells as one word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

historical events and programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most historical events and programs are capitalized: the Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter, the Great Depression, the Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But some are lowercase: the baby boom, the crash of 1929, the gold rush, the war on terror (8.75)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

historical periods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Descriptive designations of periods are lowercased, except for proper nouns: the baroque period; imperial Rome; the Victorian era (8.72).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other periods are traditionally capitalized: the Dark Ages; the Gay Nineties; the Jazz Age (8.73)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-historical cultural periods are capitalized: Bronze Age, Ice Age, Iron Age, Stone Age (8.74)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hometown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See city names, US, and city names, international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honors Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Capitalize when referring to Macalester\u2019s formal program as described under Academic Programs and Advising<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

honors projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use roman type and place in quotes: \u201cThe Political Economy of American Military Aid and Repression.\u201d Do not italicize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

honorifics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See also abbreviations, capitalization, doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always capitalize: the First Lady, the First Gentleman; Her Majesty; her Royal Highness; Mr. President; Madam Speaker. (8.33)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note lowercase rule in other contexts: Joe Biden, president of the United States, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hyphens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See also em dash, en dash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For guidance on spelling, refer to Merriam-Webster\u2019s<\/em> and Chicago\u2019s<\/em> hyphenation guide (7.89).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    J    K    LM    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W    Y    Appendices health care Spell as two words, both as noun and adjective, unless quoting from a source that spells as one word. historical events and programs Most historical events and programs are […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":516,"featured_media":0,"parent":175,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t