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V
vice presidentsThe Capitol College vice presidents are the heads for their department (not of)
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Vice President for Information Assessment and Outcomes
Vice President for Institutional Relations
The vice presidents and president compose the Executive Council.
videotape
One word
view book
Two words
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W
Washington, DCNever abbreviate as Wash.
website
One word; lowercase
website addresses
Only use http:// if the address does not begin with www.
The college website is at www.capitol-college.edu.
which, that
Use which or that only to refer to things; use who or whom to refer to people.
Use a comma with which. Unlike that, which introduces a nonessential phrase -- a clause containing additional information that can be removed without losing its meaning. (see also that, which)
-wide
campus-wide, college-wide, but otherwise do not use a hyphen (nationwide, worldwide, statewide)
work-study
Note the hyphen. Federal Work-Study Program for the official name of the federal financial aid program. There is also a Capitol College Work-Study Program for students who do not qualify for federal work-study.
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Y
year-end
Hyphenate as a compound modifier.
The year-end letter was sent to the college community.
years
Use an apostrophe when abbreviating a year or decade.
The college moved to Laurel in '83.
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