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- Alexander Vargas, Chair-Elect
- Robert Durham, Acting Chair
- Charlotte Robertson, Vice Chair
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1. Join us on Day 2 of the summit...
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SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATIONS: Generally use figures, but spell out ordinal numbers ninth and under. Capitalize the first letter for a single designation: Act 3, Exit 2, Game 3, Phase 1, Room 6, Size 12, Stage 3, Category 4, Type 2. Use lowercase for plurals: sizes 6 and 8, exits 4 and 5, acts 1 and 2, verses 2 and 9. It's Verse 1 but the first verse; Game 4 but the fourth game.
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1. Are "Nobel winner" and "Nobel laureate" interchangeable?
2. Would "Nobelist" ever be acceptable?
3. Are organisations treated the same as individuals?
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2. Webster's New World College Dictionary and Merriam-Webster both list Nobelist as a term for a Nobel winner. We wouldn't recommend it, though.
3. Yes.
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Hyphenate well- combinations before a noun, but not after: a well-known judge, but the judge is well known.
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Your help is needed: 50% of veterans will experience ....
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Your help is needed; 50% of veterans will experience
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Order FAA 8020.16D, ATO Aircraft Accident and Aircraft Incident Notification, Investigation, and Reporting, has been updated.
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Recent stories, though, primarily use pre-deployment, which falls in line with the practice of hyphenating pre- words if not found in Webster's.
Thank you!
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Do you or does someone you love need help?
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