College Style Guide: P

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parent

Example: Ruth Stricker Dayton ’57 P’88

Use a single quote mark (in the proper direction) before each number, no comma between, and no space between P and ’88. Add a space between name & class year and between class year & “P.”

percent

See also numbers.

Spell out and always use a numeral: 7 percent.

periodical names

See also titles of works.

Do not italicize when part of a building, prize, organization, etc.: He works for the Star Tribune.

When abbreviated, use italics: OED (Oxford English Dictionary); JAMA.

photo captions

See captions/cutlines.

possessives

For singular common nouns that end in s: add ’s: the class’s graduation party

For singular proper nouns that end in s, add ’s: Davis’s book, Texas’s laws, Congress’s deadline

For plural common nouns that end in s, add only an apostrophe: the three dogs’ bowl

For proper nouns with plural form, add only an apostrophe: United States’, General Motors’, the Petersons’ house.

For complete guidance on possessives, see Chicago 7.16.

postdoctoral

One word, no hyphen.

prefixes/suffixes

Follow Chicago 7.90.

president of Macalester

See also academic titles.

In a first reference to Macalester’s president in external publications, give her title and full name: President Suzanne M. Rivera. Thereafter, refer to her as President Rivera.

Lowercase “president” in more general descriptions: Suzanne Rivera is the president of Macalester College.

professor

See academic titles.

proofreaders’ marks

To be sure that your proofreading changes are correctly understood, use the proofreaders’ marks found at merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proofreaders.