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Headline Capitalization | =Story Style= | ||
Apostrophes | *Headline Capitalization | ||
All words are regularly capitalized, apart from prepositions, conjunction, and the copula ("the verb <i>to be</i>"). But when headline-initial, even these are capitalized. | |||
* Serial Comma | |||
*Possessive S | |||
1) The possessive form of singular nouns is marked with 's, except for some archaic proper nouns that end in -es or -is, e.g. Moses' law (http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html#1). | |||
2)The possessive form of plural nouns ending in s does <i>not</i> contain an s, e.g. pirates'. | |||
*Apostrophes | |||
1) Apostrophes are used in the possessive form of nouns, e.g. soylent's (singular) and news' (plural). | |||
2) Apostrophes are not used to form the plural ending of nouns, e.g. the plural form of apple is apples, and its possessive form is apples'. Apple's is the possessive form of the singular apple, while apples' is the possessive form of the plural apples. | |||
Hyper-Prescriptivism: Split Infinitives and Preposition Stranding | Hyper-Prescriptivism: Split Infinitives and Preposition Stranding | ||
Weasel Words | *Weasel Words | ||
Source Needed | *Source Needed | ||
Titles of Works | *Titles of Works | ||
Quotations | *Quotations | ||
Citation Style | *Citation Style | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 9 March 2014
Story Style
- Headline Capitalization
All words are regularly capitalized, apart from prepositions, conjunction, and the copula ("the verb to be"). But when headline-initial, even these are capitalized.
- Serial Comma
- Possessive S
1) The possessive form of singular nouns is marked with 's, except for some archaic proper nouns that end in -es or -is, e.g. Moses' law (http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html#1). 2)The possessive form of plural nouns ending in s does not contain an s, e.g. pirates'.
- Apostrophes
1) Apostrophes are used in the possessive form of nouns, e.g. soylent's (singular) and news' (plural). 2) Apostrophes are not used to form the plural ending of nouns, e.g. the plural form of apple is apples, and its possessive form is apples'. Apple's is the possessive form of the singular apple, while apples' is the possessive form of the plural apples.
Hyper-Prescriptivism: Split Infinitives and Preposition Stranding
- Weasel Words
- Source Needed
- Titles of Works
- Quotations
- Citation Style