{"id":220,"date":"2021-03-23T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-communications\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:40:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:40:28","slug":"p","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/styleguide\/section\/p\/","title":{"rendered":"College Style Guide: P"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

parent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Example: Ruth Stricker Dayton \u201957 P\u201988<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use a single quote mark (in the proper direction) before each number, no comma between, and no space between P and \u201988. Add a space between name & class year and between class year & \u201cP.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

percent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See also numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spell out and always use a numeral: 7 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

periodical names<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See also titles of works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not italicize when part of a building, prize, organization, etc.: He works for the Star Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When abbreviated, use italics: OED<\/em> (Oxford English Dictionary); JAMA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

photo captions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See captions\/cutlines.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

possessives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For singular common nouns that end in s: add \u2019s: the class\u2019s graduation party<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For singular proper nouns that end in s, add \u2019s: Davis\u2019s book, Texas\u2019s laws, Congress\u2019s deadline<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For plural common nouns that end in s, add only an apostrophe: the three dogs\u2019 bowl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For proper nouns with plural form, add only an apostrophe: United States\u2019, General Motors\u2019, the Petersons\u2019 house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For complete guidance on possessives, see Chicago<\/em> 7.16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

postdoctoral<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One word, no hyphen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

prefixes\/suffixes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Follow Chicago 7.90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

president of Macalester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See also academic titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a first reference to Macalester\u2019s president in external publications, give her title and full name: President Suzanne M. Rivera. Thereafter, refer to her as President Rivera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowercase \u201cpresident\u201d in more general descriptions: Suzanne Rivera is the president of Macalester College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

professor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See academic titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

proofreaders\u2019 marks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To be sure that your proofreading changes are correctly understood, use the proofreaders\u2019 marks found at merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/proofreaders<\/a>.<\/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 parent Example: Ruth Stricker Dayton \u201957 P\u201988 Use a single quote mark (in the proper direction) before each number, no comma between, and no space between P and \u201988. Add a […]<\/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-220","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