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H H words headteacher (not headmaster or headmistress) health care, health care professionals higher education honorary award honorary doctorate honorary fellow honours (lower case unless part of a specific degree) A–Z guide Headers and footers in documents In most document templates the headers and footers are set up already. In multi-page documents you should always remember to: • Include the University name in the header. • Where relevant include the faculty, school or directorate name in the footer. • Use page numbering. It is useful to the reader if you select page 1 of 2, which is available through the header/footer autotext. • At the end of the document include the authors (generally job titles only), the date created, drafting history, and file location. Headings Headings should be in bold, never underlined. Underlined headings look like hyperlinks to web pages. More information on headings, subheadings and body copy can be found in the Brand Guidelines or at bucks.ac.uk/branding and templates can be found on our website. High Wycombe High Wycombe should be used in preference to Wycombe. Honours/hons If it is part of a degree title, honours should be written, in the abbreviated form eg BSc (Hons) Games Development. Include a space between the subject title and Hons. Honours should be written in the lower case if referred to within a general sentence. Example: John Smith left Bucks New University with an honours degree in Furniture: Contemporary Design. 24 Buckinghamshire New University Style Guide
Hyphenation (see also dash) The hyphen (-) looks like a short dash, but the hyphen and the dash are very different; whereas the hyphen unites, the dash separates (except when it is used to elide). Certain words and phrases tend to evolve from separation to linkage. The trend in English is for frequently used word combinations to grow together from two words to one, sometimes passing through a hyphenated stage, for example from electronic mail through e-mail to email. A–Z guide H The following principles are useful to know: • Two or more adjectives before a noun that act as one idea (one-thought adjectives) are connected with a hyphen. Example: This is a low-budget film. • Use a hyphen in expressions where words have become linked by usage to express one idea. Examples: mother-in-law, top-notch, fine-tune, X-ray. • When written as words, fractions and cardinal numbers consisting of two words are hyphenated. Examples: one-fourth, two-thirds. • Hyphenate words prefixed by ex-, self-, or all-, and some words prefixed by cross-. Examples: ex-wife, self-evident, all-inclusive, cross-reference. Buckinghamshire New University Style Guide 25
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Page 7 and 8: Addresses When writing addresses, a
Page 9 and 10: Branding Our new corporate identity
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Page 19 and 20: Email (continued) Think before you
Page 21 and 22: Faculty The University has two facu
Page 23: Gender Use non-discriminatory langu
Page 27 and 28: It’s and its Be careful to check
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Page 31 and 32: Numbers • Thousands: 1,000, 10,00
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Page 35 and 36: Telephone numbers Do not include hy
Page 37 and 38: Underlining Don’t underline unnec
Page 39 and 40: Web addresses Only precede web addr
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