Capitalize as part of a formal title before a name: County Manager John Smith. Lowercase when it is not part of the formal title: county Health Commissioner Frank Jones. Avoid phrases where possible, but when necessary, always lowercase: county of the county of Sabine. Lowercase plural combinations: Reeves and Pecos counties. the same rules to similar terms such as parish. Courtesy titles Refer to both men and women by first and last name, without courtesy titles, on first reference: or Refer to both men and women by last name, Susan Smith Robert Smith. without courtesy titles, in subsequent references. Use the courtesy titles or Mr., Miss, Ms. only in direct quotations or after first reference when someone specifically requests Mrs. it: for example, where a woman prefers to be known as or Mrs. Smith Ms. Smith. When it is necessary to distinguish between two people who use the same last name, as in married couples or brothers and sisters, use the first and last name, without courtesy title. In cases where a person’s gender is not clear from the first name or from the story’s context, indicate the gender by using or in subsequent references. he she Dates Always use Arabic figures without st, nd, rd or th. Datelines COLLEGE STATION, Texas Text — Cities that do not need a state name to follow: Atlanta Houston Philadelphia Baltimore Indianapolis Phoenix Boston Las Vegas Pittsburgh Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis Cincinnati Salt Lake City Cleveland Milwaukee San Antonio Dallas Minneapolis San Diego Denver New Orleans San Francisco Detroit New York Seattle Honolulu Oklahoma City Washington
Capitalize as part of a formal title before a name: County Manager John Smith. Lowercase when it is not part of the formal title: county Health Commissioner Frank Jones. Avoid county of phrases where possible, but when necessary, always lowercase: the county of Sabine. Lowercase plural combinations: Reeves and Pecos counties. the same rules to similar terms such as parish. Courtesy titles Refer to both men and women by first and last name, without courtesy titles, on first reference: Susan Smith or Robert Smith. Refer to both men and women by last name, without courtesy titles, in subsequent references. Use the courtesy titles Mr., Miss, Ms. or Mrs. only in direct quotations or after first reference when someone specifically requests it: for example, where a woman prefers to be known as Mrs. Smith or Ms. Smith. When it is necessary to distinguish between two people who use the same last name, as in married couples or brothers and sisters, use the first and last name, without courtesy title. In cases where a person’s gender is not clear from the first name or from the story’s context, indicate the gender by using he or she in subsequent references. Dates Always use Arabic figures without st, nd, rd or th. Datelines COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Text Cities that do not need a state name to follow: Atlanta Houston Philadelphia Baltimore Indianapolis Phoenix Boston Las Vegas Pittsburgh Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis Cincinnati Salt Lake City Cleveland Milwaukee San Antonio Dallas Minneapolis San Diego Denver New Orleans San Francisco Detroit New York Seattle Honolulu Oklahoma City Washington
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