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4.12 School subjects, courses and degrees
Capitalize the names of languages. Do not cpitalize the names of other disciplines when used in a general sense. Capitalize them when referring to school sbject or the names of particular courses.
I started taking French in grade 6.
I hate doing math in my head.
I took Math until grade 11.
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5.08 Fractions
In non-technical writing, spell out simple fractions, especially when used in isolation:
The recipe calls for one-quarter cup of flour.
I ate two thirds of my sandwich.
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7.20 Use of commas in dates
You do not need commas when writing dates in the order day-month-year. If you use month-day-year order, a comma separates the day and year. The year should be followed by a comma within a sentence.
I was married 5 May 1995 in the Seattle area.
I started in my current job May 7, 2001, as a practicum student.
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8.06 Block format quotations
Do not enclose in quotation marks a block quotation set off from the text. It does require indentation, single spacing, and double spacing above and below.
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12.03 Words commonly misused or confused: un- and non-
Un- means “opposite of”, whereas non- means “other than”. Compare “un-Christian conduct” and “non-Christian religions”.
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7.49 The end dash: compound expressions
Use the en dash to join the names of two or more places:
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2.08 Any, every, no and some
The words any, every, no, and some form solid compounds when combined with the words body, thing, and where:
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7.27 Punctuation in salutations
In business letters and printed speeches, a colon follows the salutation. In personal letters, a comma follows the salutation.
Dear Dr. Jones:
Dear Jimmy,
