History Paper Style Guidelines – 2010/2011

Prof. Sarti

AJ	Avoid jargon
AWK	Awkward sentence structure
C	Insert comma/check comma usage
CC	Check capitalization
CG	Check grammar
CI	Citation incorrect/format of citation incorrect
CS	Cite source
DA	Do not abbreviate
DI	Do not interject present into past
DUC	Don’t use contractions
DUF	Avoid use of first person voice (I – singular; we, us, our - plural)
DUS	Avoid use of second person voice (you)
DWQ	Do not Write In Questions
FI	Font size incorrect
FN	Footnote needed
I	Indent (insert one tab)
IR	Irrelevant
IS	Insert space
KPP	Keep the Past in the Past (Use Past Tense Verbs)
LC	lower case
LN	Use last names once full name is given once
MVT	Mixed verb tenses
NAS	Not a sentence
OOC	Out of context
PI	Punctuation incorrect
PP	New paragraph should be inserted here
PV	Passive voice
QL	Quotes over four lines, indent, single space, and remove quote marks. Keep font same as text.
RE	Remove extra space between paragraph
RI	Remove italics
RQ	Remove quotes
RSS	Repetitive sentence structure
SC	Insert semi-colon; check semi-colon usage
SO	Spell out
SP	Misspelled word
T	Better transition needed
TAS	Throw-away sentence (has no meaning)
TC	Title Case
TL	Sentence, paragraph, or quote is too long
UC	Upper case
UN	Unclear; meaning unclear/confusing sentence
W	Wordy