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Exceptions include compromise, analyse, and exercise.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"When are hyphens required in OSCE-related terms and compound nouns?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"Co-o words should include a hyphen, and related forms such as “Co-operate” and “cooperation” should use hyphens unless the official spelling applies. Compound nouns with a number before a noun should use a hyphen and keep the noun singular (e.g., “a three-day training course”).",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What punctuation rules apply to titles, names, and quotations?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"Use a comma between “The” and the name only when “The” precedes the title; otherwise omit it. 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There are a few exceptions, including compromise, analyse and exercise.\u003Cbr>Examples: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The Programme Office organized…\u003Cbr>However, you should use-s when it is the official spelling of an organization, project, etc.\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)\u003Cbr>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |\n| Hyphens | “Co-o” words are spelled with a hyphen at the OSCE.“Co-operate”,“cooperation”,“co-ordinate”, and “co-ordination” should be written with hyphens unless it is the official spelling of a job title, entity, or event; for example, the “Regional Task-force on Energy Cooperation in Central Asia”. Please consult the 2020 OSCE Publications Style Guide for more information. |\n| Plural forms | The plural of the phrase “head of state” is “heads of state”. However, one speaks of “heads of delegations” with “delegations” in the plural—similarly with “heads of field operations” and “heads of institutions”, etc. The phrase“heads of state or government” should be noted. |\n| Capitalization and initial capitals |  |\n| Government (noun) | Uppercase when referring to a specific national administration; otherwise lowercase (the adjective is always lower case) .\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>“The Government of Austria” or “the Austrian Government”\u003Cbr>“The OSCE assists governments…”\u003Cbr>“government representatives” |\n| Titles and entities | Initial capitals are used for proper nouns (names), titles, etc. Capitalize titles such as “President” and “Vice Prime Minister” only when referring to a specific person or when spelling out their full and official title.\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>President XX met with Foreign Minister YY…\u003Cbr>The minister was informed by the president that…\u003Cbr>The Russian foreign minister… Foreign Minister Lavrov…\u003Cbr>Unique entities, like the Central Election Commission, should be capitalized. |\n| Punctuation |  |\n| Titles & commas | Do I use a comma between title and name?\u003Cbr>Ask yourself: does “the” precede the title?\u003Cbr>If the answer is no, then use no comma. In this case the name is considered part of the title; it is all one long appellation:\u003Cbr>Example: “OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid”If there is a “The”, then use a comma. The comma sets apart extra information (in this case the name):\u003Cbr>Example: “The OSCE Secretary General, Helga Maria Schmid” |\n| Quotations | Quotations do not need to be italicized but do require quotation marks.\u003Cbr>Introduce the quote with a colon (:) .\u003Cbr>She said: “The training course was excellent.”After the quote, use a comma (,) .\u003Cbr>“The course was beneficial for all,” he said. |\n\n\n|  | Punctuation at the end goes INSIDE the quotation marks IF the quote is a full sentence.\u003Cbr>“The skills learned will enhance my future performance,” he said. If the quote is NOT a full sentence, the punctuation goes outside.\u003Cbr>She said the course had enabled her to “make a real difference”. Quotations should not be used for emphasis; if need be,‘single quotes’ can be used.\u003Cbr>Please consult the 2020 OSCE Publications Style Guide for more information. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Hyphens and compound nouns (number and noun) | A hyphen is used to join two or more words that express a single concept when those words precede a noun (compound words) .\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>The meeting was face to face. (doesn’t modify anything, no hyphens)\u003Cbr>The face-to-face meeting. (modifies the noun, thus needs hyphens) In order to give specific information about something, two nouns might be combined (e.g., a communications trainer) . When compound nouns are a combination of a number and a noun, then the noun is written in its singular form and a hyphen is used.\u003Cbr>Example: a three-day training course, not a three-days training course If in doubt whether","cbCaiqVguJSOp7zo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqVguJSOp7zo","pdf",709229,"English","# Recurring themes\n## Spelling\n## Hyphens\n## Plural forms\n## Capitalization and initial capitals\n## Punctuation\n## Names\n## Numerical data\n## Dates\n## Time\n## Time of day\n## Percentages\n## Numbers\n## Ordinal numbers","[{\"question\":\"How should words ending in -ize/-ise be spelled in OSCE publications?\",\"answer\":\"Words that can end in either -ize or -ise in British usage should be spelled with -z in OSCE style. Exceptions include compromise, analyse, and exercise.\"},{\"question\":\"When are hyphens required in OSCE-related terms and compound nouns?\",\"answer\":\"Co-o words should include a hyphen, and related forms such as “Co-operate” and “cooperation” should use hyphens unless the official spelling applies. Compound nouns with a number before a noun should use a hyphen and keep the noun singular (e.g., “a three-day training course”).\"},{\"question\":\"What punctuation rules apply to titles, names, and quotations?\",\"answer\":\"Use a comma between “The” and the name only when “The” precedes the title; otherwise omit it. Quotations require quotation marks and typically a colon to introduce the quote, with sentence-end punctuation placed inside the quotation marks when the quote is a full sentence.\"}]","OSCE publications style cheat sheet - Spelling, hyphens, capitalization, punctuation, names, dates | PDF",1791926716]