Why a Style Guide?
The new online Columbia College Editorial Style Guide is, we hope, an easy-to-use reference to the certain language conventions that are specific to Columbia College. Faculty and staff are encouraged to use this resource as we strive to appropriately and consistently represent the College in printed material as well as on the Web. In addition, basic guidelines are included for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage issues that commonly arise. We have followed most closely The Associated Press Style Book and Libel Manual, with additional citations from the Chicago Manual of Style. For answers to other questions of style and spelling, please consult those references as well as American Heritage Dictionary, and Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary. This guide is designed primarily to address questions related to journalistic writing. The guide is NOT intended as a style reference for students writing for their academic disciplines. As Dr. Nancy Tuten points out, “AP deviates on many poi
