Communication Standards Manual - University of Wisconsin ...

Use a comma following the day and year in a complete date, but omit thecomma when citing only the month and year.By September 1, 2010, the class was full.The Pointers won the championship in March 2010.Use a comma to set off nonrestrictive elements, but not restrictiveelements.Nonrestrictive• Allison, who is editor of the campus newspaper, won a journalismscholarship.• The World is Ours, a book about UW-Stevens Point’s history, waswritten by a retired dean.• The Pointers, who won the national championship, celebrated atthe pep rally on Friday.Restrictive• Editors of school newspapers are eligible for the journalismscholarship.• A book about UW-Stevens Point’s history was written by a retireddean.• The basketball team that won the national championshipcelebrated at the pep rally on Friday.Do not use a comma between last names and Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.Jeffrey Mark Wiley Jr.dashes and hyphensThe en dash (–) is the width of a letter n—about as wide as a hyphen anda half. Use en dashes to do the following:Connect numbers and, occasionally, words:She taught at UW-Stevens Point from 1968–2002.The quote is listed on pp. 82–92.The class meets Mondays, 9:15–11:30 a.m.Writing Style GuideIndicate an ongoing activity:The orchestra will play a medley of songs written by JohnWilliams (1932–).Note: To form the en dash in Microsoft Word, type space, hyphen,space after the word the en dash is to follow; continue typing andWord will auto-convert the dash to an en dash; or use shortcut keys(PC—Alt 0150; Mac—option-hyphen).37