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Preparing and Managing Correspondence - Fort Sill MWR

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thin-ning<br />

(9) After the consonant at the end of a syllable with a short vowel <strong>and</strong> before the consonant at the end of a syllable<br />

with a long vowel, if no vowel is a separate syllable or if vowels do not adjoin.<br />

progress (verb) pro-gress<br />

progress (noun) prog-ress<br />

project (verb) pro-ject<br />

project (noun) proj-ect<br />

stenographic (verb) steno-graphic<br />

stenographer (noun) stenog-rapher<br />

b. Words may not be divided—<br />

(1) At the ends of more than two consecutive lines.<br />

(2) At the end of a line when the part begun there does not suggest the whole word.<br />

counter-offense not coun-teroffense<br />

(3) If five or fewer letters, even though containing more than one syllable.<br />

avoid<br />

begin<br />

into<br />

also<br />

every<br />

area<br />

(4) Between a one- or a two-letter terminal syllable <strong>and</strong> the rest of a word.<br />

ammonia<br />

proceeded<br />

period<br />

(5) Between a one- or two-letter initial syllable <strong>and</strong> the rest of the word.<br />

identity<br />

around<br />

behavior<br />

(6) At the end of a page or of a paragraph.<br />

c. Do not separate closely related word units. Avoid separating words in close association, such as the elements of<br />

dates <strong>and</strong> of proper names, groups of initials <strong>and</strong> surnames, <strong>and</strong> abbreviated titles <strong>and</strong> names. When it is necessary to<br />

divide a date, the year may be carried over to the next line in the nonabbreviated form. When it is necessary to divide a<br />

proper name, the surname may be carried over to the next line. Do not separate figures, letters, or symbols from their<br />

accompanying words.<br />

Appendix C<br />

Titles <strong>and</strong> Protocol Sequence<br />

C–1. Addressing the Office of the Secretary of Defense<br />

Figure C–1 provides the protocol sequence for multiple-addressee correspondence within the Office of the Secretary of<br />

Defense.<br />

C–2. Addressing the Secretary of the Army <strong>and</strong> the Army Staff<br />

Figures C–2 through C–5 show the titles <strong>and</strong> protocol sequences for multiple-addressee correspondence within the<br />

Office of the Secretary of the Army <strong>and</strong> to the Army Staff.<br />

AR 25–50 • 3 June 2002<br />

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