33favor, spelling of,52fearful, meaning of,35Feature heads,8feel, use of, intransitively,29felinemisused as a noun,34Feminine forms of words,24fianceandfiancee, use of,54Fictitious names, capitalization of,19Figures, beginning a story,7rules governing,38punctuation of,22Filipino, spelling of,51Fine writing,4,14Firm names, use of,42first of series, writing of,55First three years of the war,72–74flag, capitalization of,19Flaubert, Camille, quoted,61floral offerings, use of,50flowers, use of,50follow copy, use of phrase,7foot ball, spelling of,51Force,58forecast, past tense of,31forecasted, preferforecastto,31foregoing statement, use of,56Foreign phrases,2,14,54former, capitalization of,17fort, abbreviation of,42forward, spelling of,52Fourth of July, capitalization of,18Fr., use of,48frisk, misuse of,55frommisused with diseases,37when to omit,37Front page paper,2funeral, terms referring to,50furtherdistinguished fromfarther,33future before him, phrase to avoid,49Ggaiety, spelling of,51gaily, spelling of,51Game, newspaper work as a,3garden, capitalization of,18gat, misuse of,55gatling, capitalization of,20gentleman, use of,25Geographical terms, capitalization of,18Girls, protection of good name of,54goodby, spelling of,51government, capitalization of,17governor, capitalization of,17Grace,58Grammar,11bad, not funny,14Grievance, treatment of reader with a,2grim reaperto be avoided,50groommisused forbridegroom,25guaranteemisused forguaranty,51guillotine, capitalization of,20grows smaller, misuse of,55gun, misuse of,55HHackneyed phrases,57hall, capitalization of,17Handles, name,45hang, past tense of,31hanged, use of,31happen, use of,30happening, use of,24Heads,8heart disease, use of,50failure, use of,50Hebrew, rules governing use of,46he or she, avoid,27healthful, use of,35healthy, use of,35Herculean, capitalization of,20high noon, avoid,49high school, capitalization of,19highway, capitalization of,20Hill, Adams Sherman, quoted,71Hindu, spelling of,51his or her, avoid,27hoardconfused withhorde,52hoi polloi, use of, without article,49holidays, capitalization of,18holy names,places,events, etc., capitalization of,19homepreferred toresidence,25homeopathic, spelling of,51hordeconfused withhoard,52hospital, capitalization of,17hotel, capitalization of,17house,of representatives, etc., capitalization of,18Hull,Palmer, etc., capitalization of,17preferred toresidence,25Howells, William Dean, quoted,14humanused as adjective,34hung, use of,31Hymen, avoid use of,50Hyphens, use of,22II, when barred,27-ics, nouns ending in,24i. e., use of,44ifmisused forwhether,28Illustration head,8illy, never use,33immigrantconfused withemigrant,52immoralconfused withunmoral,52Impersonal viewpoint,5in a street, preferon a streetto,37incident, meaning of,24Indefinite figures,38Indentions,7india rubber, capitalization of,20indistinguished frominto,37Infinitives, split,29time of,29injured, inanimate things not,30inmate preferred to convict,59in order to, avoid use of,49insanitarymisused forunsanitary,52Institutions, Michigan,59Instructions, to reporters,4to copy readers,6Interlining,7interment, use of,50Interrogation point, use of,22intodistinguished fromin,37invited guest, misuse of,49I O Uwritten without periods,43island, capitalization of,18isthmus, capitalization of,18itemused forstory,55itsdistinguished fromit's,27JJew, use of,46Journalist's creed,25judge, capitalization of,17distinguished from justice,55junior, abbreviation of,43capitalization of,18justice, capitalization of,17distinguished fromjudge,55of supreme court,56Kkaiser, capitalization of,17Khartum, spelling of,51kiddies, avoid use of,54kidnaped, spelling of,51kids, use of,54kind ofnot followed by article,38king, capitalization of,17with Roman numerals,38knight, use of title of,46Knight Templar, plural of,52Korea, spelling of,51LLabor Day, capitalization of,18lady, use of,25la grippe, omit article with,49lane, capitalization of,20late,the, use of,50latitude, use figures to express,38Law of libel,3,64-71laws, capitalization of,19lay, use of,29-30Leaders, use of,22Leads,7A. P.,15leavespreferred todeparts,30legislative bodies, capitalization of,18legislature, capitalization,18Leipzig, spelling of,51lendpreferred toloan,30lengthy, preferlongto,34lessenconfused withlesson,52Libel laws,3,64-71liablemisused forlikely,33Liberal, capitalization of,18lie, use of,29-30lieutenant-governor, capitalization of,17likemisused as conjunction,28likelypreferred toliable,33live at hotelpreferred tostop at hotel,30livespreferred toreside,30livid, use of,35loan, preferlendto,30localities, capitalization of names of,18longpreferred tolengthy,34Longfellow, Henry W., quoted,11longitude, use figures with,38long way, spelling of,52look, use of, intransitively,29lurid, use of,35MMin heads,9macadam, capitalization of,20Macaulay, Thomas Babington, quoted,51maizeconfused withmaze,52majority, meaning of,24manpreferred togentleman,25maneuver, spelling of,51manypreferred toa number of,34Margins,7marriageconfused withwedding,50masterto be avoided,45mayin heads,10mayor, capitalization of,17mazeconfused withmaize,52medieval, spelling of,51memoranda, number of,24Metric system,40-41Metier, learning the,6Mich., use of,43Michigan Institutions,59middle west, capitalization of,18Military titles, punctuation of,19capitalization of,19abbreviation of,44minister, diplomatic,24of gospel,48miraculous escape, avoid use of,56Misspelled names,45Mohammed, spelling of,51Money, sums of,24how written,38English, abbreviation of,44months, abbreviation of,44more certainto be avoided,55mostmisused foralmost,54Most Rev., use of,48motor carpreferred toauto,25motoristpreferred toautoist,24mount, abbreviation of,42murdernot always barred,54Mrs. Judge, use of, barred,45NNames, abbreviation of,43connected, capitalization of,20holy, capitalization of,19of railroads,52rules governing use of,45rules governing capitalization of,17nationalities, capitalization of,19navy, abbreviation of titles of,44capitalization of,19organization of,60nearby, spelling of,51nee, use of,34Negatives in heads,10neither, use of,27Newburgh, spelling of,52new recruitto be avoided,49News, aim of, The,1capitalization of The,19Newspapers, capitalization, of names of,19New Year's, capitalization of,18New York Sun, words barred by the,31nice, preferagreeableto,34Nicknames, use of,45capitalization of,19No., use of,43nobodypreferred tonot anybody,27no onepreferred tonot any one,27nom de guerrein good usage,54nom de plumeto be avoided,54north,-ern,-erner, capitalization of,18Nouns, rules governing,24novice, meaning of,55Numbers, rules governing,38punctuation of,22street,22,38OO, use of,55obsequiesto be avoided,50Observation,23obtainpreferred tosecure,30occasionally, use of,33occur, use of,30occurrence, meaning of,24ocean, capitalization of,18off from, preferoffto,37off of, preferoffto,37off, use of,37ofwhen used with diseases,37oh, use of,55O. K., use of,20old adageto be avoided,49Old Glory, capitalization of,19old veteransto be avoided,49on a streetpreferred toin a street,37on the part ofto be avoided,37only, beware of,33Ordinals,38orient, capitalization of,17oriental, capitalization of,20Originality,61Oslerian theory,55over a signatureto be avoided,37Overscoren,7Ppajamas, spelling of,51Panamans, spelling of,52pants, prefertrousersto,55painfully, when to avoid,33paraphernalia, number of,24parcel post, spelling of,51paris green, capitalization of,20park, capitalization of,18parliament, capitalization of,18parlor, capitalization of,18parlous, preferperilousto,35Participial construction,24Participle, dangling,11Particles, capitalization of, in foreign names,20parties,political, capitalization of,18political, abbreviation of,44partly completedto be avoided,49partymisused forperson,24Paste sheets, do not,7pasteurize, capitalization of,20pen namepreferred tonom de plume,54peoplemisused forpersons,24per, use of,54per cent, use of,38,54per day, prefera dayto,54perilouspreferred toparlous,35Period, use of,22ring,7periodicals, capitalization, of names of,19personpreferred toparty,24phenomena, number of,24philistine, capitalization of,20philippic, capitalization of,20
33favor, spelling of,52fearful, meaning of,35Feature heads,8feel, use of, intransitively,29felinemisused as a noun,34Feminine forms of words,24fianceandfiancee, use of,54Fictitious names, capitalization of,19Figures, beginning a story,7rules governing,38punctuation of,22Filipino, spelling of,51Fine writing,4,14Firm names, use of,42first of series, writing of,55First three years of the war,72–74flag, capitalization of,19Flaubert, Camille, quoted,61floral offerings, use of,50flowers, use of,50follow copy, use of phrase,7foot ball, spelling of,51Force,58forecast, past tense of,31forecasted, preferforecastto,31foregoing statement, use of,56Foreign phrases,2,14,54former, capitalization of,17fort, abbreviation of,42forward, spelling of,52Fourth of July, capitalization of,18Fr., use of,48frisk, misuse of,55frommisused with diseases,37when to omit,37Front page paper,2funeral, terms referring to,50furtherdistinguished fromfarther,33future before him, phrase to avoid,49Ggaiety, spelling of,51gaily, spelling of,51Game, newspaper work as a,3garden, capitalization of,18gat, misuse of,55gatling, capitalization of,20gentleman, use of,25Geographical terms, capitalization of,18Girls, protection of good name of,54goodby, spelling of,51government, capitalization of,17governor, capitalization of,17Grace,58Grammar,11bad, not funny,14Grievance, treatment of reader with a,2grim reaperto be avoided,50groommisused forbridegroom,25guaranteemisused forguaranty,51guillotine, capitalization of,20grows smaller, misuse of,55gun, misuse of,55HHackneyed phrases,57hall, capitalization of,17Handles, name,45hang, past tense of,31hanged, use of,31happen, use of,30happening, use of,24Heads,8heart disease, use of,50failure, use of,50Hebrew, rules governing use of,46he or she, avoid,27healthful, use of,35healthy, use of,35Herculean, capitalization of,20high noon, avoid,49high school, capitalization of,19highway, capitalization of,20Hill, Adams Sherman, quoted,71Hindu, spelling of,51his or her, avoid,27hoardconfused withhorde,52hoi polloi, use of, without article,49holidays, capitalization of,18holy names,places,events, etc., capitalization of,19homepreferred toresidence,25homeopathic, spelling of,51hordeconfused withhoard,52hospital, capitalization of,17hotel, capitalization of,17house,of representatives, etc., capitalization of,18Hull,Palmer, etc., capitalization of,17preferred toresidence,25Howells, William Dean, quoted,14humanused as adjective,34hung, use of,31Hymen, avoid use of,50Hyphens, use of,22II, when barred,27-ics, nouns ending in,24i. e., use of,44ifmisused forwhether,28Illustration head,8illy, never use,33immigrantconfused withemigrant,52immoralconfused withunmoral,52Impersonal viewpoint,5in a street, preferon a streetto,37incident, meaning of,24Indefinite figures,38Indentions,7india rubber, capitalization of,20indistinguished frominto,37Infinitives, split,29time of,29injured, inanimate things not,30inmate preferred to convict,59in order to, avoid use of,49insanitarymisused forunsanitary,52Institutions, Michigan,59Instructions, to reporters,4to copy readers,6Interlining,7interment, use of,50Interrogation point, use of,22intodistinguished fromin,37invited guest, misuse of,49I O Uwritten without periods,43island, capitalization of,18isthmus, capitalization of,18itemused forstory,55itsdistinguished fromit's,27JJew, use of,46Journalist's creed,25judge, capitalization of,17distinguished from justice,55junior, abbreviation of,43capitalization of,18justice, capitalization of,17distinguished fromjudge,55of supreme court,56Kkaiser, capitalization of,17Khartum, spelling of,51kiddies, avoid use of,54kidnaped, spelling of,51kids, use of,54kind ofnot followed by article,38king, capitalization of,17with Roman numerals,38knight, use of title of,46Knight Templar, plural of,52Korea, spelling of,51LLabor Day, capitalization of,18lady, use of,25la grippe, omit article with,49lane, capitalization of,20late,the, use of,50latitude, use figures to express,38Law of libel,3,64-71laws, capitalization of,19lay, use of,29-30Leaders, use of,22Leads,7A. P.,15leavespreferred todeparts,30legislative bodies, capitalization of,18legislature, capitalization,18Leipzig, spelling of,51lendpreferred toloan,30lengthy, preferlongto,34lessenconfused withlesson,52Libel laws,3,64-71liablemisused forlikely,33Liberal, capitalization of,18lie, use of,29-30lieutenant-governor, capitalization of,17likemisused as conjunction,28likelypreferred toliable,33live at hotelpreferred tostop at hotel,30livespreferred toreside,30livid, use of,35loan, preferlendto,30localities, capitalization of names of,18longpreferred tolengthy,34Longfellow, Henry W., quoted,11longitude, use figures with,38long way, spelling of,52look, use of, intransitively,29lurid, use of,35MMin heads,9macadam, capitalization of,20Macaulay, Thomas Babington, quoted,51maizeconfused withmaze,52majority, meaning of,24manpreferred togentleman,25maneuver, spelling of,51manypreferred toa number of,34Margins,7marriageconfused withwedding,50masterto be avoided,45mayin heads,10mayor, capitalization of,17mazeconfused withmaize,52medieval, spelling of,51memoranda, number of,24Metric system,40-41Metier, learning the,6Mich., use of,43Michigan Institutions,59middle west, capitalization of,18Military titles, punctuation of,19capitalization of,19abbreviation of,44minister, diplomatic,24of gospel,48miraculous escape, avoid use of,56Misspelled names,45Mohammed, spelling of,51Money, sums of,24how written,38English, abbreviation of,44months, abbreviation of,44more certainto be avoided,55mostmisused foralmost,54Most Rev., use of,48motor carpreferred toauto,25motoristpreferred toautoist,24mount, abbreviation of,42murdernot always barred,54Mrs. Judge, use of, barred,45NNames, abbreviation of,43connected, capitalization of,20holy, capitalization of,19of railroads,52rules governing use of,45rules governing capitalization of,17nationalities, capitalization of,19navy, abbreviation of titles of,44capitalization of,19organization of,60nearby, spelling of,51nee, use of,34Negatives in heads,10neither, use of,27Newburgh, spelling of,52new recruitto be avoided,49News, aim of, The,1capitalization of The,19Newspapers, capitalization, of names of,19New Year's, capitalization of,18New York Sun, words barred by the,31nice, preferagreeableto,34Nicknames, use of,45capitalization of,19No., use of,43nobodypreferred tonot anybody,27no onepreferred tonot any one,27nom de guerrein good usage,54nom de plumeto be avoided,54north,-ern,-erner, capitalization of,18Nouns, rules governing,24novice, meaning of,55Numbers, rules governing,38punctuation of,22street,22,38OO, use of,55obsequiesto be avoided,50Observation,23obtainpreferred tosecure,30occasionally, use of,33occur, use of,30occurrence, meaning of,24ocean, capitalization of,18off from, preferoffto,37off of, preferoffto,37off, use of,37ofwhen used with diseases,37oh, use of,55O. K., use of,20old adageto be avoided,49Old Glory, capitalization of,19old veteransto be avoided,49on a streetpreferred toin a street,37on the part ofto be avoided,37only, beware of,33Ordinals,38orient, capitalization of,17oriental, capitalization of,20Originality,61Oslerian theory,55over a signatureto be avoided,37Overscoren,7Ppajamas, spelling of,51Panamans, spelling of,52pants, prefertrousersto,55painfully, when to avoid,33paraphernalia, number of,24parcel post, spelling of,51paris green, capitalization of,20park, capitalization of,18parliament, capitalization of,18parlor, capitalization of,18parlous, preferperilousto,35Participial construction,24Participle, dangling,11Particles, capitalization of, in foreign names,20parties,political, capitalization of,18political, abbreviation of,44partly completedto be avoided,49partymisused forperson,24Paste sheets, do not,7pasteurize, capitalization of,20pen namepreferred tonom de plume,54peoplemisused forpersons,24per, use of,54per cent, use of,38,54per day, prefera dayto,54perilouspreferred toparlous,35Period, use of,22ring,7periodicals, capitalization, of names of,19personpreferred toparty,24phenomena, number of,24philistine, capitalization of,20philippic, capitalization of,20