NSU STYLE MANUAL 23 high-tech (adj.), high tech (noun) Hispanic See nationality and race. historic, historical, history Historic refers to a noteworthy or famous event in the past; historical can refer to any event in the past. History refers to a chronological record of events affecting a nation, an institution, or a person. Avoid past history. It is redundant. hit-and-run (adj., noun, and verb) Note the hyphenation for all uses. Holocaust Cap only when specifically referring to the event during World War II. homecoming Lowercase when it refers to a general event. Uppercase when used as the official, proper name of an event. • At my college, homecoming was the social event of the year. • The family looked forward to the soldier’s homecoming. • We are making preparations for Homecoming 2025. hopefully This often-misplaced modifier means “full of hope.” If your sentence reads, Hopefully, the sun will shine tomorrow, it means that when the sun shines tomorrow, it will be full of hope. To express the idea that you are full of hope, revise your sentence. I hope the sun will shine tomorrow. Hopefully can fall at the beginning of a sentence as long as it is placed next to the term it is supposed to modify. Hopefully, the puppy sat beneath the finicky toddler’s high chair. See also importantly and thankfully. hors d’oeuvre(s) This is two words, and note the apostrophe. It is not necessary to capitalize any part of this phrase, however; if the h is capped, the d may be capped, but the o must also be capped. Appetizers works just as well, and you don’t have to worry about the spelling or capitalization. however In general, this word serves better when it doesn’t begin a new sentence. Either attach it to the previous sentence with a semicolon, (for independent clauses) or a comma (for dependent clauses) or place it later in its own sentence. • The semester seemed interminable; however, summer vacation arrived at last. • OR The semester seemed interminable. At last, however, summer vacation arrived. • NOT The semester seemed interminable. However, summer vacation arrived at last. hyphen See the Guide to Punctuation and Usage on page 53. hyphenated words See compound words.
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