All numbers are spelled out up to "ten," numerals for 11 and higher.
Always spell "percent," never use % sign.
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks, as in "Go," he said.
Never use just the last name of a living person. Men are always Mr., Prof., Doc., etc. Women are Miss or Mrs. if marital status is known, Miss if not known. They are never Ms.
Use only one space after every period, comma, semicolon, or colon.
No periods when US is used as a modifier, as in US Army.
Do not use the passive voice unless absolutely necessary.
Ordinals are 12th, 13th, etc. Do not use superscript for the "th."
Never start a sentence with a numeral.
Always spell out the months of the year; no abbreviations.
Use Hispanic, not Latino.
Use 1960s, not 1960's.
Do not use a long word when a short one will do.
Ellipses are period-space-period-space-period-space. Do not use the ellipsis character.
