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Capitalization of Academic Degrees

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Perhaps you’ve wondered if and when academic degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, etc.) should be capitalized.
The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) recommends writing academic degrees in lower case, except when using the degree as a title.
Examples:
Orlando is pursuing a bachelor of science in civil engineering.
He introduced Jennifer Miller, master of fine arts.
He introduced Master of Fine Arts [...]

Numbers as Adjectives

Thursday, March 5, 2009

A subscriber recently wrote in with a question that’s a good followup to last week’s Tip of the Week, Writing Numbers:
“When are hyphens used with numbers? Is it 13 feet or 13-feet; 12 hours or 12-hours?”
Rule: Generally, hyphenate between two or more adjectives when they come before a noun and act as a single idea.
This [...]