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Revision as of 14:44, 15 March 2024
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)