14 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Congressman, Congresswoman Avoid these. Representative is preferred. See also sexism. continual vs. continuous continual: recurring in steady succession continuous: never ending/uninterrupted co-op Although the word cooperative is written without hyphenation, its abbreviated form is hyphenated to prevent confusion with the word coop. copyedit, copywrite, copywriter one word copy editor two words couple Don’t drop the of in such phrases as a couple of mistakes. coursework one word COVID-19, coronavirus Note that COVID is all caps in all uses, while coronavirus is lowercase. co words Most words that start with co are not hyphenated, according to MerriamWebster’s Collegiate Dictionary. There are a few exceptions (see below), usually where not hyphenating risks mispronouncing the word. • coed, cocurricular • co-organizer, co-own However, NSU style adopted the use of the hyphen for the terms below in all circumstances, as well as most other terms that relate to people. • co-chair, co-founder, co-director When starting a sentence or when used in a title, capitalize the parts of the word both before and after the hyphen (e.g., Co-Chair, Co-Founder). cross-country (adj., noun) Hyphenate in all uses, per MW. See also sports terms. currently Use this word to mean “now”—as opposed to presently, which means “soon.” • Currently, I am working on my master’s degree; I expect to finish it presently. curricula, curriculums The preferred plural of curriculum according to MW is curricula. Curriculums is listed only as a secondary option. curriculum vitae (singular) curricula vitae (plural)
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