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CU-Boulder Style Guide

About the Style Guide

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Addresses

Capitalization

Copyright

CU Names

Dates

Dictionaries

Graphic Standards

Inclusive Writing

Letter Format

Lists

Names and Titles

Nondiscrimination Statements

Numbers

Proofreader's and Editor's Symbols

Punctuation

Reference Sources

Tricky Grammar and Language Use

Word List

World Wide Web Style

Proofreader's and Editor's Symbols

The following marks are standard proofreading and editing marks. A professional proofreader puts a mark (usually a line or caret) in the line and writes the correction in the margin. An editor makes corrections within the line rather than in the margin (in part because an editor's changes are typically more extensive), which is why editors prefer to work with double-spaced copy.

 
     
     
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