| adviser/advisor PLNU uses advisor. all right Do not use “alright.” anyone / any one Use one word if it’s an indefinite reference. Example: Anyone could pass such an easy exam. That other school is not selective; they accept anyone who applies. Use two words when referring to any single member of a specific group. Example: Any one of the students can answer that question. I don’t care which baseball player I get to interview; I’ll be happy to talk to any one of them. awhile / a while Use awhile as an adverb and a while in a prepositional phrase. Example: He plans to stay awhile. He plans to stay for a while. board of directors Capitalize when used as part of proper name (The San Diego Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors). Lowercase when used before a proper name (the board of directors of San Diego Make-A-Wish Foundation). The same rule applies to board of trustees, board of managers and board of regents. campuswide (no hyphen) Not campus-wide |