States Relations Steamboat Inspection Soviet, etc.-Continued of Labor and Defense Moscow Soviet; city soviet; the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Special Order No. 12; Special Orders, No. 12; a special order (17) Speedway, the (District of Columbia) (3a) Spirit of '76 (painting) (17); but spirit of '76 (in general sense) Sister; Sisters (adherent of religious spring (season) (9) order) (15) Squadron, only if part of proper name; the squadron (3): North Atlantic, etc. Square, only if part of proper name; the square (3): Lafayette, etc. Staked Plains (8) Star of Bethlehem (15) Star-Spangled Banner (13) statehood (7) statehouse State rights; States' rights (7) state's evidence (7) States (8): Eastern; but western Gulf (8b) Gulf; Lake Middle Middle Western Midwestern Solonetz Soloth Terra Rossa Tundra North Atlantic Wiesenboden Yellow Podzol Soldiers' Home, if part of proper name (3): Ohio Soldiers' Home; the soldiers' home; etc. Soldiers' Home, the (District of Columbia only) (3a) Solicitor for the Department of Commerce, etc.; the Solicitor (16a) Solicitor General (Department of Justice) (16a) Son of Man (Christ) (15) Sons of the American Revolution (organization); a Son; a Real Son (6, 6a) Sound, if part of proper name; capitalized, standing alone, only if referring to Long Island Sound or Puget Sound (3, 3a): Albemarle Sound; the sound South Atlantic (8) South Pole (8) South, the (section of United States) (8) southerners Soviet, if part of proper name; capitalized, standing alone, only if referring to a central governmental unit (6): a soviet of People's Commissars Pacific Coast Thirteen Original (8) Station, only if part of proper name (3); not capitalized if referring to surveying or similar work: Broad Street Station; the station (3) Key West Naval Station; Key West station; the station (3) Nebraska Experiment Station; Nebraska station; the station (3) Union; Union Depot; the depot (3) substation A (3c) Statistical Abstract; the Abstract (17) Statue of Liberty; the statue (3) Statutes at Large (United States only) (17) Street, only if part of proper name; the street (3): K Street table 2, II, A, etc. (3c); but Table 2, Umpire, in an international arbitration with title (17) Territorial, if referring to a political subdivision (7) Territory, capitalized if part of proper name; capitalized, standing alone, if referring to a political subdivision (7): of Hawaii; the Territory; etc. The, as part of a name, capitalized (4); lower-cased (4a): The Adjutant General (chief adjutant general) The Assistant Secretary (chief assistant in Labor, Navy, and War Departments) The National Archives The Dalles; The Hague; The Weirs; but the Dalles region; the Hague Conference; the Weirs streets but the Times; the Mermaid; the Federal Express Thirteen American Colonies; the Thirteen Colonies; Thirteen Original Colonies; the Colonies (8) Thirteen Original States (8) Tidal Basin (District of Columbia); the Basin (3, 3a) time: standard; central; eastern; mountain; Pacific title 2, II, A, etc. (3c); but Title 2, with title (17) (16a) Under Secretary, if referring to a national governmental officer; the Under Secretary (16a): of Agriculture of State of the Treasury Union, if synonym for United States or part of proper name; lowercased in general sense (7a): Pan American Union; the Union plumbers' union; typographical union; etc. Station; Union Passenger Station; etc. (3) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U. S. S. R.) (6): Central Control Commission; the Central Executive Committee; Central Committee; the Committee Central Soviet (R. I. L. U.) Congress (of central government) Executive Committee of the Com munist International; the Committee Political Bureau; the Bureau Presidium (of Central Executive Committee) Red International of Labor Unions Unknown Soldier; Unknown Soldier's Tomb; the tomb (3) Upper, only if part of proper name (3): Upper Egypt Upper Peninsula (of Michigan) but upper House of Congress Veterans' Administration; the Administration (6) vice consul, British, etc. (16a) Vice Governor of the Philippines; the Vice Governor (16a) Vice President (same as President) (16a) volume 2, A, II, etc. (3c); but Volume 2, with title (17) Volunteer Naval Reserve; the Reserve (6) War, only if part of proper name (3): between the States Boxer Rebellion Civil War European war French and Indian War (1754–63) French and Indian wars Great War Indian war Mexican War of the Nations of the Rebellion; the Rebellion of the Revolution; the Revolution of 1812; but war of 1914 Spanish-American War World War (1914-18) War Mothers (organization); a Mother (6, 6a) ward 1, 2, etc.; first, second, etc. (3c) West End, etc. (section of city) (8) West, the (section of United States) (8) Wheat Belt; the belt (8) Blue Room East Room Red Room State Dining Room winter (9) Woman's Christian Temperance Union (6) Woman's Party (National); the party Woods, only if part of proper name; the woods (3): Belleau Wood SPELLING (See also Compound Words; Abbreviations) To avoid the confusion and uncertainty of various authorities on spelling, the Government Printing Office must of necessity adopt a single guide for the spelling of words the preferred forms of which are not otherwise listed or provided for in this manual. This guide is Webster's New International Dictionary, which has been the accepted authority for Government printing for the past 70 years. Unless herein otherwise authorized, the Government Printing Office will continue to follow Webster's spelling. Colloquial and dialect spellings are not to be used unless required by the subject matter or specially requested. Approved forms. 22. The forms given in the following list are to be used in preference to any other forms. |