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== Capitalization ==
Excessive capitalization slows down the reader and can affect their comprehension of the material. The following words and phrases should be capitalized: 

# titles and headings
# proper nouns
# the first word of a sentence (including a direct quote if it is a complete sentence)
# months and days (seasons are not capitalized - "fall of 2020")
# geographical terms (except for directional words that are not part of proper nouns (east, west, north, south) and recognized regions (Southern Maryland, the West)
# historical periods and events
# brand names

Terms and phrases below '''should not be capitalized''' unless they are part of a proper noun (even if they will be referred to as an acronym):

*working group
*transit-oriented development (TOD)
*level of service (LOS)
*public participation process (PPP)
*building restriction line (BRL)
*critical lane volume (CLV)
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== Compound Words ==

Compound words formed from the prefixed below are to be used as single words without hyphens:
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|ante
|counter
|macro
|multi
|pre
|socio
|ultra
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|anti
|extra
|meta
|neo
|pro
|sub
|un
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|bi
|infra
|micro
|non
|proto
|super
|under
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|bio
|inter
|mid
|over
|pseudo
|supra
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|co
|intra
|mini
|post
|semi
|}

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!Exceptions
!Rule
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|base word begins with the same letter that ends the prefix
|use a hyphen
|anti-inflammatory, semi-independent
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|prefix ends with "e" or "o" and the base word begins with the same letter
|hyphen is generally omitted
|coordinate, reexamine, preexisting
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|hyphen is needed to eliminate confusion between words
|use a hyphen
|co-op, re-create, re-cover
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|base word is normally capitalized
|use a hyphen
|mid-August, pseudo-Victorian, trans-Atlantic
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