Month: May 2008

Here’s what The Chicago Manual of Style 8.55 has to say about use of initial capitals in references to political divisions: Words denoting political divisions—from empire, republic, and state down to ward and precinct—are capitalized when they follow a name and are used as an accepted part of the name. When preceding the name, such terms are usually capitalized in … Read More

In this November 2006 post I wrote about words that are fine in narrative writing but would be out of place in a contract. Well, I’ve thought of some more—therefore and related words such as thus, hence, and consequently. Here’s an example I just spotted: The term of this agreement will end three years following the date on which notice … Read More