But don’t put the s in italics (see CMOS 7.12)-and keep the apostrophe in we’s:Ī chorus of got its, yeahs, and way too enthusiastic woos followed.
Another option would be to use italics instead of quotation marks. Though apostrophes normally signal possession or contraction, they’re also good at clarifying the occasional plural that might otherwise be hard to read (as with letters: e.g., two w’s). “You’re using a whole lot of ‘we’s’ here.”
For that plural, either rephrase or use an apostrophe (as you’ve done in your question): That would work for your last set of examples:Ī chorus of “got its,” “yeahs,” and way too enthusiastic “woos” followed.īut it works less well for “we” (mostly because “wes” looks too much like the name Wes). Often you can form the plural of a word used as a word simply by adding an s.
MEMORANDA PLURAL SERIES
If you absolutely must use the term in a series or folder title, please write a description that includes at least a list of the types of materials included therein (e.g., Miscellaneous financial materials).A. It doesn't really add anything to a description. ► Miscellaneous: Avoid the use of "Miscellaneous" whenever possible. ► Pluralization: An apostrophe is not used to pluralize a noun, date, or acronym (e.g., EAs, 1980s) and in cases of doubt (e.g., thank yous), please use a different phrase (e.g., thank you notes, thank you letters) ► Commas: Please use the Oxford comma (comma used before the conjunction, e.g., one, two, and three) as it helps clarify your intention. ► Possessive case: If a word is singular, but ends in ‘s’, you still need to add ’s in the possessive case (e.g., Lawton Chiles’s notebooks). For places, do not use a space (U.S., D.C.). ► Initials: Put a space after each period in a name (J. Do capitalize the word directly after a colon (:). ► Capitalization: Use sentence structure – capitalize the first word and proper titles or names. ► Elements that are bolded are generally handled through the style sheet (such as Section or Series titles), but should you find the need to bold text within a note or folder title, it is similar to the italics coding: Bold text here ► For smaller works, such as essays or journal articles, surround the title in quotation marks: “Title Name Here” When entering data, surround italicized words as such: Title Name Here When writing titles on folders, underline the words that should be italicized in the final version. ► Italicize the titles of published and significant works in the notes and the series/folder titles. Therefore, whenever possible, make formatting decisions during the data entry process rather than waiting for the end. You can add formatting to your notes and series/folder titles, but it is not a quick and easy process. ► Do not put extra spaces within parentheses ( for example) ( not like this ), or before a colon ( Like: this Not : this) ► Hyphens: Use a space on either side of a hyphen when used to separate ideas do NOT use spaces in hyphenated words or time/date spans. ► Do not add unnecessary spaces after the folder titles or dates as this can cause additional spaces when entries are merged through a style sheet. ► Do not put punctuation at the end of your collection, series, subseries, or folder titles. ( These notes pertain to typing information into an Excel sheet or ArchivesSpace) ► If using an acronym and pluralizing it, make it a small ‘s’ and don’t use an apostrophe. Example: Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC)
MEMORANDA PLURAL FULL
If you have a series title that has an acronym, make certain that you include the full name in the series title, in addition to the acronym. ► Use acronyms sparingly: With electronic finding aids, researchers may jump to a portion of the finding aid without reading all of the notes. (note the use of periods in these)Īcronyms: Do not use acronyms without describing them fully the first time they are used. (Washington, D.C.) (note the use of periods in these) Please write out state names if possible. ► & = and (except for instances where the ampersand is part of a business name or similar, such as AT&T, Florida A&M University) ► misc = miscellaneous (try to avoid this word unless the rest of your title or series is more descriptive) Try not to use abbreviations - few are absolutely standardized and it is best to avoid possible ambiguities.Ĭommon words and abbreviations you may not think about:
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