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initials

Use a space between initials: R. S. Smith, W. E. B. DuBois. (10.12)

interdisciplinary

Spell as one word, no hyphen.

internet

Lowercase in all uses. (7.80).

italics

See also title of works.

Use for court cases: Roe v. Wade

Use for foreign words not listed in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary:

Don’t use italics for commonly used words derived from other languages: a priori, in vitro, de novo. (7.54)

If a foreign term appears frequently throughout a document, italicize only on first mention.