{"id":213,"date":"2021-03-23T12:49:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-communications\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:39:31","slug":"m","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/m\/","title":{"rendered":"College Style Guide: M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/a\/\">A<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/b\/\">B<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/c\/\">C<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/d\/\">D<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/e\/\">E<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/f\/\">F<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/g\/\">G<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/h\/\">H<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/i\/\">I<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/j\/\">J<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/k\/\">K<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/l\/\">L<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/m\/\">M<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/n\/\">N<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/o\/\">O<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/p\/\">P<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/q\/\">Q<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/r\/\">R<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/s\/\">S<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/t\/\">T<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/u\/\">U<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/v\/\">V<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/w\/\">W<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/y\/\">Y<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/appendices\/\">Appendices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Macalester Fund<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this name rather than its former name, the Annual Fund. The Macalester Fund is part of the college&#8217;s broader Engagement program, which includes Alumni Engagement and Special Events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capitalize when referring to the formal program. Lowercase \u201cfund\u201d in subsequence references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">maiden name<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See birth name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">major and minor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowercase both \u201cmajor\u201d and \u201cminor\u201d and the subject area unless it includes a proper noun: Sarah Smith is a geology major. John Smith is an English major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See doctor.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">middle initials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid except in formal usage, or where someone with a common name (say, John Smith) might be confused with someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be alert to cases in which a middle initial stands in for a woman\u2019s birth name, and substitute the full name for the initial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">months<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See also dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spell out in text. Exceptions: As part of a list or for reasons of space constraints.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; E&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; H&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Q&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; S&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; U&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; V&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Y&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Appendices Macalester Fund Use this name rather than its former name, the Annual Fund. The Macalester Fund is part of the college&#8217;s broader Engagement program, which includes Alumni Engagement and Special Events. 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