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arch- No hyphen after this
prefix unless it precedes a capitalized
word:
archbishop arch-Republican
archenemy archrival
archaeology
archbishop See Episcopal
Church; Roman Catholic Church;
and religious titles.
archbishop of Canterbury
In general, lowercase archbishop
unless it is used before the
name of the individual who holds
the office.
Capitalize Archbishop of Canterbury
standing alone only when
it is used in a story that also
refers to members of Britain’s nobility.
See the nobility entry for
the relevant guidelines.
archdiocese Capitalize as
part of a proper name: the Archdiocese
of Chicago, the Chicago
Archdiocese. Lowercase when it
stands alone.
See the entry for the particular
denomination in question.
arctic (lowercase for adjective
meaning frigid; capitalize for region
around the North Pole), Arctic
Circle, arctic fox, Arctic
Ocean
are A unit of surface measure
in the metric system, equal to
100 square meters.
An are is equal to approximately
1,076.4 square feet or
119.6 square yards.
See hectare and metric system.
area codes See telephone
numbers.
Arizona Abbrev.: Ariz. See
state names.
Arkansas Abbrev.: Ark. See
state names.
Armenian Church of
America The term encompasses
two independent dioceses that cooperate
in some activities: the
Eastern Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America, for areas outside
California, and the Western
Diocese of the Armenian Church
of America, which serves California.
See Eastern Orthodox
Churches.
Armistice Day It is now Veterans
Day.
army Capitalize when referring
to U.S. forces: the U.S. Army,
the Army, Army regulations. Do
not use the abbreviation USA.
Use lowercase for the forces of
other nations: the French army.
This approach has been adopted
for consistency, because many
foreign nations do not use army
as the proper name.
See military academies and
military titles.
arrest To avoid any suggestion
that someone is being judged
before a trial, do not use a phrase
such as arrested for killing. Instead,
use arrested on a charge of
killing.
For guidelines on related
words, see accuse; allege; and
indict.
arrive It requires the preposition
at. Do not omit, as airline
dispatchers often do in: He will
arrive La Guardia.
artifact