Introduction

This style guide is designed for Washington University publications printed or distributed electronically for external audiences. It does not conform in all cases to the style used for materials prepared for the print and electronic news media, including the Record; the Office of University Communications is the authority for the University's media style.

Contents

A Numbers, Decades
Abbreviations O
B P
C Plurals
Capitalization Possessives
Commas Punctuation
D Q
E R
F S
G T
Grades Titles
H U
Hyphens V
I W
J X
L Y
M Z
N  
Appendix A: Style References
Appendix B: Preparation of Manuscript
Appendix C: Academic Units
Appendix D: Academic Degrees
Appendix E: Facilities
Appendix F: Preferred and French Spellings
Appendix G: Keyboard Commands
Appendix H: U.S. Postal Service Abbreviations for States
Appendix I: Style for Eliot Society Publications
Appendix J: Legible Typography
Appendix K: Guidelines for Web Site Development
Appendix L: Style Guide for the Washington University Web
Appendix M: Campaign for Washington University Identity Guidelines
 
Index of Style Guide Topics