This style guide is intended to offer guidelines on general rules of the English language and the UCAS house style.
Learn how to abbreviate and use acronyms.
View how to use the '&' (ampersand) symbol.
Read about how to use, and how not to use, the apostrophe.
Learn how and when to use brackets in written English.
How to use bullet points in a list and elsewhere.
Learn how and when to capitalise words in titles and prose.
Read about how to use collective nouns.
Learn about colloquialisms and their usage.
The ':' symbol (colon) and ';' symbol (semicolon) are often misused. Learn more about this symbol.
How and when you should use the comma.
Not all dashes are the same. Learn the differences and find out more.
How to write dates using UCAS style.
How to use written text within emails.
Learn why you should, and should not, use an exclamation mark in written English.
Read about the usage of the full stop symbol.
How to write the names of groups and organisations.
Read about the use of the '-' (hyphen) symbol.
Why you should not use italics in written text.
Read about the proper representation of job titles.
A simple rule for better English.
How to represent meetings properly by writing minutes.
Learn about how to write in the first, second, and third persons.
Read about the UCAS style regarding written numbers.
How to express the names of qualifications used by UCAS.
How to use the question mark symbol.
Learn how to represent a quotation in written English.
How to avoid repeating oneself and to write better English.
Learn how to represent the seasons of the year in written English.
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How to represent telephone numbers in written English.
Read about how to express a time of day in the UCAS style.
Learn how to use titles and headers in documents.
Given the shortage of space, how to express a clear message on Twitter.
How to write about web terminology so that everybody can understand.