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e.g. 鈥� Means for example and is always followed by a comma.
ellipses 鈥� see Punctuation Primer
email 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Not e-mail. However, use a hyphen with other e-terms: e-book, e-reader, e-commerce,etc. Lowercase email addresses unless the address is case sensitive.
em-dash 鈥� Long hyphen (鈥�) 鈥� see Punctuation Primer
emeritus 鈥� Place emeritus after the formal title.
Professor Emeritus Francesco Necci
Francesco Necci, professor emeritus of creative writing
en-dash 鈥� Midsized hyphen (鈥�) 鈥� see Punctuation Primer
enroll, enrolled, enrolling
ensure, insure 鈥� Ensure means to guarantee. Insure is used in references to insurance.
Steps were taken to ensure the accuracy of the statistics.
The policy insures the car.
events鈥� Titles of special events, such as art exhibits and touring displays, are enclosed in quotes with primary words capitalized. Names of annually recurring events are capitalized without quotes.
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