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grade point average
GPA is OK after first reference; do not use periods.

grades
Do not place in quotations. Add an apostrophe to make single-letter grades plural.

He received a B, an A and two C's.

groundbreaking

government bodies
Lowercase federal, state, city when used as adjectives.

The federal government, the city of Laurel, the Maryland state song

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H

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half-time (adj.), half time (n.), halftime (n.)

Half-time students are enrolled for six credits each semester.
She attends school half time.
Halftime is the intermission of a football game.

handbook
The student handbook is not capitalized.

hands-on (adj.), hands on (n.)
Hyphenate as a compound modifier before a noun.

The class gives hands-on experience.
The lab work is hands on.

homepage
One word

honors
Lowercase and italicize cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude.

HTML
Does not need to be spelled out on first reference.

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i.e.
Means "that is." Follow by a comma: i.e., the deadline is Thursday.

include/including
Use include (or including) only to introduce a series when the items are just part of the total.

Correct: The four seasons include summer and winter.
Incorrect: The four seasons include summer, winter, spring and fall.
(There are no other seasons to name.)

Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Depending upon the audience, it is OK to use IEEE on first reference for this professional association.

Internet
Capitalize in all instances.

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J

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JavaScript

Jr.
No comma before Jr. or Sr.

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