西北风格指南基础

The following are basic style rules related to writing content for non-academic University publications. 有关更全面的指南，请参阅 全国网赌正规平台风格指南 或“美联社样式手册”."

• When writing news releases or promotional content, use 全国网赌正规平台 in the first reference to the institution. 在第二个参考资料中使用“西北”, although "Northwest" is acceptable on first reference for internal communication. Never use "NWMSU" or "NMSU" as an abbreviation of the school's name.
• 小心所有“be”动词. 它们表明你在使用被动语态.
• 从来没有“第一届年度”活动. Use "inaugural" to describe the first year of an event.
• 知道“that”和“which”的区别." If you can't remove a clause from a sentence without substantially changing its meaning, use "that." If you can remove the clause - or can easily place it inside parentheses - use "which." Daryl thinks the beret that Tom wears when it's cold outside looks silly. Daryl thinks Tom's beret, which he wears when it's cold outside, looks silly.
• When abbreviating names of states, don't use postal abbreviations for mailing addresses. 相反，使用Mo.,菅直人.在内布拉斯加州.,潘.,质量.等.  Iowa, however, is always spelled out, as are Ohio, Utah, Hawaii, Maine 和 Texas. See the "The Associated Press Stylebook" for a complete list of state guidelines 和 abbreviations.
• 不要用"entitled"来表示"entitled ?." 某人有权享有特权. Mark Twain's most famous novel is titled "Huckleberry Finn."
  
• Use "toward," not "towards" 和 "afterward," not "afterwards."

姓名和头衔

• Capitalize University when referring to Northwest. Capitalize Foundation when referring to the Northwest Foundation Inc. 在第一次引用时使用完整的标题.
• 一定要在网站上查找职位名称 西北目录. When titling a member of the faculty or staff include both their title or academic rank 和 department or office name. 西北公司不使用“先生”这样的尊称.夫人,. 和女士.，但一定要使用Dr. 对于那些赢得了这种荣誉的人. Don Davis, associate director of facility services, leads the initiative. Dr. Jane Everett, associate professor of chemistry 和physics, directs the project.
  
• If the person's title appears before his or her name, capitalize it. If it appears after the name, don't capitalize it. 学生事务副主席. 马特·贝克 or Dr. 马特·贝克，学生事务副主席.
  
• 教练是上述规则的例外. The title "Coach" is capitalized before a name when it st和s alone. 比如马克·罗斯威尔教练. It is not capitalized when used with adjectives -- such as head football coach Rich Wright.
• When quoting individuals, "said" should appear after the quoted person's name. "I covered that in the first part of the presentation," Larabee, a professor of history, said. "His viewpoint is unique," 学生事务副主席. 马特·贝克说.

时间、日期和地点

• When describing when 和 where an event takes place, use the order of time, date, place. Note that "st," "nd," "rd" or "th" are not used in dates. 演出晚上7点开始.m. Thursday, June 15, in Mary Linn Auditorium at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts.
• 简写Jan的月份.2月.8月.9月.10月.11月. 和12月. 当与日期连用时. 单独使用时要拼出来. Always spell out March, April, May, June 和 July.
• 使用表格a.m. 和p.m. with all times except noon 和 midnight; do not use 12 a.m. 或者12点.m. 发生在同一小时的事件不需要:00, but those occurring between the hour should take that form (10:30 a.m., 4:10 p.m.). 避免像10a这样的冗余.m. 今天早上.
• 不要使用“held" in references to the timing of events; use words such "hosted," "take place." Northwest will host the lecture in the Studio Theatre at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. 今晚的篮球赛将在晚上7点举行.m. 在熊猫竞技场.
  

数字和数据

• Use "more than," not "over" in references to numerical data. 超过2000人参加了职业日.
  
• 电话号码使用句号，而不是破折号. 例如，660.562.1704.
• When expressing even dollar amounts, use the numeral without zeroes: $5 not $5.00.
• Spell out numbers through nine, but use figures for numbers 10 和 higher. 总是用数字来表示年龄和百分比. Consult the "AP Stylebook" for additional guidelines. 这个男孩5岁. The faculty 和 staff will receive a pay increase of 4 percent. The faculty 和 staff will receive a 4-percent pay increase.

标点和大写

• Use one space after a period when punctuating a sentence.
• Do not place a comma before the "和" that precedes the last item in a series. His favorite sports are football, basketball, rugby 和 baseball.
• Periods 和 commas always go inside quotation marks. Colons 和 semicolons go outside quotation marks unless they are part of the quote.
• 在正式写作中不要使用感叹号.
• Do not capitalize the word "web," 和 "website" is one word. 电子邮件没有连字符.
• 小写的春、夏、秋、冬. Such phrases as fall semester are lowercased as well. 该课程将于2020年秋季开课.
• 不要把筹款和筹款连在一起.
• 不要使用“&除非它是公司正式名称的一部分.
• Use an apostrophe in phrases like bachelor's degree 和 master's degree. Avoid abbreviations referencing academic degrees, such as B.S., B.A., B.S.Ed., M.S., M.S. Ed., M.A., Ed.D., Ph.D.
• Use a department's or office's full name on first reference 和 capitalize: the Office of University Advancement, 美术与表演艺术系. When not using the formal name, do not capitalize: the fine arts department. Proper nouns should be capitalized: the English department.
• Use a comma between independent clauses separated by a conjunction, such as "和" or "but." An independent clause is one that can st和 alone as a sentence: 我要去参加董事会议, 和 我要到下午5点才回来.m. 注意两者 我要去参加董事会议 和 我要到下午5点才回来.m. 能独立写作. 相反, 我要去参加董事会议 和 won't be back until 5 p.m. contains a single independent clause 和 needs no comma before the word "和."