WAIS Document Retrieval[Style Manual] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access] [DOCID:chapter_txt-5] [Page 63-74] [[Page 63]] 5. SPELLING (See also ``Compounding Examples'' and ``Abbreviations and Letter Symbols'') 5.1. The Government Printing Office uses Webster's Third New International Dictionary as its guide for the spelling of words not appearing in the Manual. Colloquial and dialect spellings are not used unless required by the subject matter or specially requested. The tendency of some producers of computer-assisted publications to rely on the limited capability of some spell- checking programs adds importance to the Manual's list. Preferred and difficult spellings 5.2. In addition to indicating the preferred forms of words with variant spellings, the list also contains other words frequently misspelled or causing uncertainty. (See also ``Word Division,'' a supplement to the Style Manual.) A abattoir aberration abetter abettor (law) abridgment absorb (take in) adsorb (adhesion) abysmal a cappella accede (yield) exceed (surpass) accepter acceptor (law) accessory accommodate accordion accouter accursed acetic (acid) ascetic (austere) acknowledgment acousticam adaptermit adjurermp adjusterace ad nauseamghfare advisernch advisor (law) adz Valley aegisolcano affect (influence, v.)erway effect (result, finish, n., v.) afterward(s) afterword aging aid (n., v.) aide aide-de-camp albumen (egg) albumin (chemistry) align allottee all ready (prepared) already (previous) all right altogether (completely) all together (collectively) aluminum ambidextrous ameba ampoule analog analogous anemia anesthetic aneurysm anomalous anonymous antediluvian antibiotics (n.) antibiotic (adj.) anyway (adv.) anywise (adv.) appall, -ed, -ing appareled, -ing aquatic aqueduct archeology arrester artifact artisan ascendance, -ant ascent (rise) assent (consent) assassinate atheneum attester autogiro awhile (for some time) a while (a short time) ax aye B backward baloney (nonsense) bologna (sausage) bandanna bargainer bargainor (law) baritone bark (boat) barreled, -ing bastille bathyscaph battalion bazaar behoove beneficent benefited, -ing bettor (wagerer) beveled, -ing biased, -ing blessed bloc (group) block (grants) blond (masc., fem.) bluing born (birth) borne (carried) bouillon (soup) bullion (metal) boulder bourgeoisie breach (gap) breech (lower part) brier briquet, -ted, -ting Britannia broadax bronco brunet (masc., fem.) buccaneer buncombe bunion bur burned bus, bused, buses, busing butadiene [[Page 64]] C caffeine calcareous calcimine caldron calender (paper finish) caliber caliper calk (spike) caulk (seal) calligraphy callus (n.) callous (adj.) calorie canceled, -ing cancellation candor canister cannot canoeing cantaloup canvas (cloth) canvass (solicit) capital (city, money) capitol (building) carabao (sing., pl.) carat (gem weight) caret (omission mark) karat (gold weight) carbureted, -ing carburetor Caribbean caroled, -ing carotene cartilage caster (roller) castor (oil) casual (informal) causal (cause) catalog, -ed, -ing cataloger catsup caviar caviled, -er, -ing center centipede cesarean chairmaned chaise longue chancellor channeled, -ing chaperon chautauqua chauvinism chiffonier chile con carne chili (pepper) chiseled, -ing chlorophyll cigarette citable cite (quote) site (place) clamor climactic (climax) climatic (climate) cocaine coconut cocoon coleslaw colloquy colossal combated, -ing commenter commentor (law) commingle commiserate complement (complete) compliment (praise) confectionery confidant (masc., fem.) confident (sure) confirmer confirmor (law) conjurer connecter connector (road) connoisseur consecrator consensus consignor consulter consummate contradicter control, -lable, -ling converter conveyor cookie coolie cornetist corollary corvette councilor (of council) counselor (adviser) counseled, -ing cozy crawfish creneled, -ing crystaled, -ing crystalline crystallize cudgeled, -ing cyclopedia czar D darndest debarkation decaffeinated decalog defense deliverer deliveror (law) demagog demarcation dependent descendant (n., adj.) desecrater desiccate desuetude detractor develop, -ment device (contrivance) devise (convey) dextrous diagramed, -ing diagrammatic dialed, -ing dialog diaphragm diarrhea dickey dieresis dieretic dietitian diffuser dike dilettante dinghy (boat) diphtheria discreet (prudent) discrete (distinct) disheveled, -ing disk dispatch dissension distention distill, -ed, -ing, -ment distributor diverter divorcee doctoral doctrinaire doggerel dossier doweled, -ing downward dreadnought dreamed drought dueled, -ing duffelbag dullness dumfound dwelt dyeing (coloring) dying (death) E eastward ecstasy edema edgewise electronics (n.) electronic (adj.) eleemosynary elicit (to draw) illicit (illegal) embarrass embed embellish emboweled, -ing emboweler emigrant (go from) immigrant (go into) emigree eminent(famous) imminent (soon) employee enameled, -ing encage encase encave enclasp enclose enclosure encumber encumbrance encyclopedia endorse, -ment endwise enfeeble enforce, -ment engraft enroll, -ed, -ing, -ment enshade ensheathe ensnare ensure (guarantee) insure (protect) entrench entrepreneur entrust entwine envelop (v.) envelope (n.) enwrap eon epaulet, -ed, -ing epiglottis epilog equaled, -ing erysipelas escaloped, -ing escapable esophagus esthetic etiology evacuee evanescent eviscerate evocative exhibitor exhilarate exonerate exorbitant [[Page 65]] expellent expose (n., exposure) expose (v., to lay open) exsiccate extant (in existence) extent (range) extoll, -ed, -ing eying eyrie F falderal fantasy farther (distance) further (degree) favor fecal feces fetal fetish fetus fiber fiche (microfiche) filigree finable finagle financier fiord flammable (not inflammable) flection fledgling flexitime flier flotage flotation fluorescent focused, -ing forbade forbear (endurance) forebear (ancestor) foresee forgettable forgo (relinquish) forego (precede) format, formatted, formatting forswear fortissimo forward (ahead) foreword (preface) fricassee fuchsia fueler fulfill, -ed, -ing, -ment fulsome fungus (n., adj.) funneled, -ing furor fuse (all meanings) fuselage fusillade G gaiety gaily galosh gamboled, -ing garrote gauge gazetteer gelatin genealogy generalissimo germane glamorous glamour glycerin gobbledygook goodbye graveled, -ing gray grievous groveled, -ing gruesome guarantee (n., v.) guaranty (n., law) guerrilla (warfare) gorilla (ape) guesstimate guttural gypsy H hallelujah hara-kiri harass harebrained healthful (for health) healthy (with health) heinous hemoglobin hemorrhage heterogeneous hiccup highfalutin hijack homeopath homogeneity homolog hors d'oeuvre hypocrisy hypotenuse I idiosyncrasy idyl imminent (soon) eminent (famous) impaneled, -ing impasse imperiled, -ing impostor impresario imprimatur inculcate indict (to accuse) indite (to compose) inequity (unfairness) iniquity (sin) inferable infold ingenious (skillful) ingenuous (simple) innocuous innuendo inoculate inquire, inquiry install, -ed, -ing, -ment installation instill, -ed, -ing insure (protect) ensure (guarantee) intelligentsia interceptor interment (burial) internment (jail) intern intervener intervenor (law) intransigent (n., adj.) iridescent italic J jalopy jalousie jerry-(built) jury-(rigged) jeweled, -ing, -er jewelry judgeship judgment jujitsu juxtaposition K kerneled, -ing kerosene kidnaped, -ing kidnaper kilogram knapsack kopek kumquat L labeled, -ing lacquer landward lath (wood) lathe (machine) laureled leukemia leveled, -ing leveler liaison libelant libeled, -ing libelee libeler license licenser (issuer) licensor (grantor) licorice likable lilliputian linage (lines) lineage (descent) liquefy liquor liqueur liter livable loath (reluctant) loathe (detest) lodestar lodestone lodgment logistics (n.) logistic (adj.) louver luster lyonaise M madam Mafia maim maize (corn) maze (labyrinth) maneuver manifold manikin mantel (shelf) mantle (cloak) manywise (adv.) marbleize marijuana marshaled, -ing marshaler marveled, -ing marvelous material (goods) materiel (military) meager medaled, -ing medalist medieval metaled, -ing metalize [[Page 66]] meteorology (weather) metrology (weights and measures) meter mil (\1/1000\ inch) mill (\1/1000\ dollar) mileage miliary (tuberculosis) milieu milk cow millenary (1,000) millinery (hats) millennium minable missilry misspell miter moccasin modeled, -ing modeler mold mollusk molt moneys monogramed, -ing monolog mortise movable mucilage mucus (n.) mucous (adj.) Muslim mustache N naphtha Navajo nazism neophyte niacin nickel Nisei niter nonplused northward Novocain numskull O obbligato obloquy ocher octet offal offense omelet ophthalmology opossum orangutan orbited, -ing ordinance (law) ordnance (military) organdie overseas or oversea P pajamas paleontology paneled, -ing paraffin paralleled, -ing parallelepiped parceled, -ing partisan pastime patrol, -led, -ling peccadillo pedant (n.) pedantic (adj.) peddler penciled, -ing pendant (n.) pendent (u.m.) percent peremptory (decisive) preemptory (preference) perennial periled, -ing permittee perquisite (privilege) prerequisite (requirement) personal (individual) personnel (staff) perspective (view) prospective (expected) petaled, -ing Pharaoh pharmacopeia phenix phlegm phony phosphorus (n.) phosphorous (adj.) photostated pickax picnicking pipet plaque plastics (n.) plastic (adj.) pledger pledgor (law) plenitude pliers plow poleax pollination pommeled, -ing pontoon porcelaneous practice (n., v.) precedence (priority) precedents (usage) pretense preventive principal (chief) principle (proposition) privilege proffer programmed, -mer,-ming programmatic prolog promissory pronunciation propel, -led, -ling propellant (n.) propellent (adj.) prophecy (n.) prophesy (v.) ptomaine pubic (anatomy) pulmotor pusillanimous Q quarreled, -ing quartet quaternary questionnaire queue R raccoon racket (all meanings) rapprochement rarefy rarity ratable rational (adj.) rationale (n.) rattan raveled, -ing reconnaissance reconnoiter recyclable referable refusenik registrar reinforce relater relator (law) remodeler renaissance reparable repellant (n.) repellent (adj.) requester requestor (law) rescission responder (electronics) responser (electronics) reveled, -er, -ing rhyme, rhythmic RIFing, RIFed, RIFs rivaled, -ing roweled, -ing ruble S saccharin (n.) saccharine (adj.) sacrilegious salable sandaled, -ing savable savanna savior Saviour (Christ) scalloped, -ing schizophrenia scion (horticulture) scurrilous seismology selvage (edging) salvage (save) sentineled, -ing separate (v., adj.) sepulcher seriatim settler settlor (law) sewage (waste) sewerage (drain system) sextet Shakespearean shellacking shoveled, -ing shriveled, -ing sideward signaled, -ing siphon site (place) cite (quote) sizable skeptic skillful skulduggery sleight (deft) slight (meager) smolder sniveled, -ing snorkel soliloquy sometime (formerly) some time (some time ago) sometimes (at times) southward [[Page 67]] spacious (space) specious (plausible) specter spirituous (liquor) spirochete spoliation staunch stationary (fixed) stationery (paper) statue (sculpture) stature (height) statute (law) stenciled, -ing stenciler stifling stratagem stubbornness stultify stupefy subpoena, -ed subtlety succor sulfur (also derivatives) sulfanilamide sulfureted, -ing supererogation surfeit surreptitious surveillance swiveled, -ing sylvan synonymous syrup T taboo tactician tasseled, -ing tattoo taxied, -ing technique teetotaler tercentenary theater therefor (for it) therefore (for that reason) thiamine thralldom thrash (beat) thresh (grain) threshold tie, tied, tying timber (wood) timbre (tone) tinseled, -ing titer tonsillitis tormenter totaled, -ing toward toweled, -ing toxemia trafficking trammeled, -ing tranquilize(r) tranquillity transcendent transferable transferor transferred transonic transponder (electronics) transshipment traveled, -ing traveler travelog triptych trolley troop (soldiers) troupe (actors) troweled, -ing tryptophan tularemia tunneled, -ing tunneler turquoise typify tyrannical tyro U unctuous unwieldy upward uremia usable V vacillate valance (drape) valence (chemistry) veld veranda vermilion vicissitude victualed, -ing victualer vilify villain visa, -ed, -ing vitamin vitrify volcanism voluntarism votable vying W wainscoting warranter warrantor (law) warranty weeviled, -ing welder westward whimsey whiskey, -s willful withe woeful woolen woolly worshiped, -er, -ing Anglicized and foreign words 5.3. Diacritical marks are not used with anglicized words. abaca aide memoire a la carte a la king a la mode angstrom aperitif applique apropos auto(s)-da-fe blase boutonniere brassiere cabana cafe cafeteria caique canape cause celebre chateau cliche cloisonne comedienne comme ci comme ca communique confrere consomme cortege coulee coup de grace coup d'etat coupe creme crepe crepe de chine critique critiquing debacle debris debut debutante decollete dejeuner denouement depot dos-a-dos eclair eclat ecru elan elite entree etude facade faience faux pas fete fiance (masc., fem.) frappe garcon glace grille gruyere habitue ingenue jardiniere laissez faire litterateur materiel matinee melange melee menage mesalliance metier moire naive naivete nee opera bouffe opera comique papier mache piece de resistance pleiade porte cochere porte lumiere portiere pousse cafe premiere protege (masc., fem.) puree rale recherche regime risque (masc., fem.) role rotisserie roue saute seance senor smorgasbord soiree souffle suede table d'hote tete-a-tete tragedienne vicuna vis-a-vis [[Page 68]] 5.4. Foreign words carry the diacritical marks as an essential part of their spelling. a l'americaine attache beton blesse caleche canada canon charge charge d'affaires conge credit foncier credit mobilier cure deja vu detente dona entrepot expose longeron manana mate mere nacre outre passe (masc., fem.) pate pere pina precis raisonne resume touche Plural forms 5.5. Nouns ending in o immediately preceded by a vowel add s to form the plural; nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant add es to form the plural, except as indicated in the following list. albinos armadillos avocados banjos cantos cascos centos didos duodecimos dynamos escudos falsettos gauchos ghettos halos indigos infernos juntos kimonos lassos magnetos mementos merinos mestizos octavos octodecimos pianos piccolos pomelos provisos quartos salvos sextodecimos sextos siroccos solos tangelos tobaccos twos tyros virtuosos zeros 5.6. When a noun is hyphenated with an adverb or preposition, the plural is formed on the noun. comings-in fillers-in goings-on hangers-on listeners-in lookers-on markers-up passers-by swearers-in 5.7. When neither word is a noun, the plural is formed on the last word. also-rans come-ons go-betweens higher-ups run-ins tie-ins 5.8. In forming the plurals of compound terms, the significant word takes the plural form. Significant word first: adjutants general aides-de-camp ambassadors at large attorneys at law attorneys general billets-doux bills of fare brothers-in-law charges d'affaires chiefs of staff commanders in chief comptrollers general consuls general courts-martial crepes suzette daughters-in-law governors general grants-in-aid heirs at law inspectors general men-of-war ministers-designate mothers-in-law notaries public pilots-in-command postmasters general presidents-elect prisoners of war reductions in force rights-of-way secretaries general sergeants at arms sergeants major solicitors general surgeons general Significant word in middle: assistant attorneys general assistant chiefs of staff assistant comptrollers general assistant surgeons general [[Page 69]] Significant word last: assistant attorneys assistant commissioners assistant corporation counsels assistant directors assistant general counsels brigadier generals deputy judges deputy sheriffs general counsels judge advocates judge advocate generals lieutenant colonels major generals provost marshals provost marshal generals quartermaster generals trade unions under secretaries vice chairmen Both words equally significant: Bulletins Nos. 27 and 28 not Bulletin Nos. 27 and 28 but Bulletin No. 27 or 28 coats of arms masters at arms men buyers men employees secretaries-treasurers women aviators No word significant in itself: forget-me-nots hand-me-downs jack-in-the-pulpits man-of-the-earths pick-me-ups will-o'-the-wisps 5.9. Nouns ending with ful form the plural by adding s at the end; if it is necessary to express the idea that more than one container was filled, the two elements of the solid compound are printed as separate words and the plural is formed by adding s to the noun. five bucketfuls of the mixture (one bucket filled five times) five buckets full of earth (separate buckets) three cupfuls of flour (one cup filled three times) three cups full of coffee (separate cups) 5.10. The following list comprises other words the plurals of which may cause difficulty. addendum, addenda adieu, adieus agendum, agenda alga, algae alumnus, alumni (masc.); alumna, alumnae (fem.) antenna, antennas (antennae, zoology) appendix, appendixes aquarium, aquariums automaton, automatons axis, axes bandeau, bandeaux basis, bases bateau, bateaux beau, beaus cactus, cactuses calix, calices cargo, cargoes chassis (singular and plural) cherub, cherubs cicatrix, cicatrices Co., Cos. coccus, cocci consortium, consortia corrigendum, corrigenda crisis, crises criterion, criteria curriculum, curriculums datum (singular), data (plural, but singular in collective sense) desideratum, desiderata dilettante, dilettanti dogma, dogmas ellipsis, ellipses equilibrium, equilibriums (equilibria, scientific) erratum, errata executrix, executrices flambeau, flambeaus focus, focuses folium, folia forum, forums formula, formulas fungus, fungi genius, geniuses genus, genera gladiolus (singular and plural) helix, helices hypothesis, hypotheses index, indexes (indices, scientific) insigne, insignia italic, italic Kansas Citys lacuna, lacunae larva, larvae larynx, larynxes lens, lenses lira, lire locus, loci madam, mesdames Marys matrix, matrices maximum, maximums [[Page 70]] medium, mediums or media memorandum, memorandums minimum, minimums minutia, minutiae monsieur, messieurs nucleus, nuclei oasis, oases octopus, octopuses opus, opera parenthesis, parentheses phenomenon, phenomena phylum, phyla plateau, plateaus podium, podiums proces-verbal, proces-verbaux radius, radii radix, radixes referendum, referendums sanatorium, sanatoriums sanitarium, sanitariums septum, septa sequela, sequelae seraph, seraphs seta, setae ski, skis stadium, stadiums stimulus, stimuli stratum, strata stylus, styluses syllabus, syllabuses symposium, symposia synopsis, synopses tableau, tableaus taxi, taxis terminus, termini testatrix, testatrices thesaurus, thesauri thesis, theses thorax, thoraxes vertebra, vertebras (vertebrae, zoology) virtuoso, virtuosos vortex, vortexes Endings ``ible'' and ``able'' 5.11. The following words end in ible; other words in this class end in able. abhorrible accendible accessible addible adducible admissible appetible apprehensible audible avertible bipartible circumscriptible coctible coercible cognoscible cohesible collapsible collectible(s) combustible comestible commonsensible compactible compatible competible compossible comprehensible compressible conducible conductible confluxible congestible contemptible controvertible conversible (convertible) conversable (oral) convertible convincible corrigible corrodible corrosible corruptible credible crucible cullible decoctible deducible deductible defeasible defectible defensible delible deprehensible depressible descendible destructible diffrangible diffusible digestible dimensible discernible discerpible discerptible discussible dispersible dissectible distensible distractible divertible divestible divisible docible edible educible effectible effervescible eligible eludible erodible evasible eversible evincible exemptible exhaustible exigible expansible explosible expressible extensible fallible feasible fencible flexible fluxible forcible frangible fungible fusible gullible horrible ignitible illegible immersible immiscible impartible impatible impedible imperceptible impermissible imperscriptible impersuasible implausible impossible imprescriptible imputrescible inaccessible inadmissible inapprehensible inaudible incircumscriptible incoercible incognoscrible incombustible incommiscible incompatible incomprehensible incompressible inconcussible incontrovertible inconvertible inconvincible incorrigible incorrodible incorruptible incredible indefeasible indefectible indefensible indelible indeprehensible indestructible indigestible indiscernible indivertible indivisible indocible inducible ineffervescible ineligible ineludible inevasible inexhaustible inexpansible inexpressible infallible [[Page 71]] infeasible inflexible infractible infrangible infusible innascible inscriptible insensible instructible insubmergible insuppressible insusceptible intactible intangible intelligible interconvertible interruptible intervisible invendible invertible invincible invisible irascible irreducible irrefrangible irremissible irreprehensible irrepressible irresistible irresponsible irreversible legible mandible marcescible misicible negligible nexible omissible ostensible partible passible (feeling) passable (open) perceptible perfectible permissible persuasible pervertible plausible possible prehensible prescriptible producible productible protrusible putrescible receptible redemptible reducible reflectible reflexible refrangible remissible renascible rendible reprehensible repressible reproducible resistible responsible reversible revertible risible runcible sconcible seducible sensible sponsible suasible subdivisible submergible submersible subvertible suggestible supersensible suppressible susceptible suspensible tangible tensible terrible thurible traducible transmissible transvertible tripartible unadmissible uncorruptible unexhaustible unexpressible unintelligible unresponsible unsusceptible vendible vincible visible vitrescible Endings ``ise,'' ``ize,'' and ``yze'' 5.12. A large number of words have the termination ise, ize, or yze. The letter l is followed by yze if the word expresses an idea of loosening or separating, as analyze; all other words of this class, except those ending with the suffix wise and those in the following list, end in ize. advertise advise affranchise apprise (to inform) apprize (to appraise) arise chastise circumcise comprise compromise demise despise devise disenfranchise disfranchise disguise emprise enfranchise enterprise excise exercise exorcise franchise improvise incise merchandise misadvise mortise premise prise (to force) prize (to value) reprise revise rise supervise surmise surprise televise Endings ``cede,'' ``ceed,'' and ``sede'' 5.13. Only one word ends in sede (supersede); only three end in ceed (exceed, proceed, succeed); all other words of this class end in cede (precede, secede, etc.). Doubled consonants 5.14. A single consonant following a single vowel and ending a monosyllable or a final accented syllable is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel. bag, bagging get, getting red, reddish rob, robbing corral, corralled input, inputting format, formatting transfer, transferred but total, totaled travel, traveled [[Page 72]] 5.15. If the accent in a derivative falls upon an earlier syllable than it does in the root word, the consonant is not doubled. refer, reference prefer, preference infer, inference Indefinite articles 5.16. The indefinite article a is used before a consonant and an aspirated h; an is used before a silent h and all vowels except u pronounced as in visual and o pronounced as in one. a historic occasion a hotel a human being a humble man a union an herbseller an hour an honor an onion an oyster but an H-U-D directive a HUD directive 5.17. When a group of initials begins with b, c, d, g, j, k, p, q, t, u, v, w, y, or z, each having a consonant sound, the indefinite article a is used. a BLS compilation a CIO finding a GAO limitation a WWW search 5.18. When a group of initials begins with a, e, f, h, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, or x, each having a vowel sound, the indefinite article an is used. an AEC report an FCC (ef) ruling an NSC (en) proclamation an RFC (ahr) loan 5.19. Use of the indefinite article a or an before a numerical expression is determined by the consonant or vowel sound of the beginning syllable. an 11-year-old a onetime winner a III (three) group an VIII (eight) classification a IV-F (four ef) category (military draft) a 4-H Club Geographic names 5.20. The spelling of geographic names must conform to the decisions of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN). In the absence of such a decision, the U.S. Directory of Post Offices is to be used. 5.21. If the decisions or the rules of the BGN permit the use of either the local official form or the conventional English form, it is the prerogative of the originating office to select the form which is most suitable for the matter in hand; therefore, in marking copy or reading proof, it is required only to verify the spelling of the particular form used. The Government Printing Office preference is for the conventional English form. Copy will be followed as to accents, but these should be consistent throughout the entire job. [[Page 73]] Nationalities, etc. 5.22. The table beginning on page 233 shows forms to be used for nouns and adjectives denoting nationality. 5.23. In designating the natives of the several States, the following forms will be used. Alabamian Alaskan Arizonan Arkansan Californian Coloradan Connecticuter Delawarean Floridian Georgian Hawaiian Idahoan Illinoisan Indianian Iowan Kansan Kentuckian Louisianian Mainer Marylander Massachusettsan Michiganian Minnesotan Mississippian Missourian Montanan Nebraskan Nevadan New Hampshirite New Jerseyan New Mexican New Yorker North Carolinian North Dakotan Ohioan Oklahoman Oregonian Pennsylvanian Rhode Islander South Carolinian South Dakotan Tennessean Texan Utahn Vermonter Virginian Washingtonian West Virginian Wisconsinite Wyomingite 5.24. Observe the following forms: African-American Alaska Native (Aleuts, Eskimos, Indians of Alaska) Amerindian Native American (American Indian) Puerto Rican Part-Hawaiian (legal status) but part-Japanese, etc. Native American words 5.25. Words, including tribal and other proper names of Indian, Aleut, Hawaiian, and other groups, are to be followed literally as to spelling and the use of spaces, hyphens, etc. Transliteration 5.26. In the spelling of nongeographic words transliterated from Chinese, Japanese, or any other language that does not have a Latin alphabet, copy is to be followed literally. [[Page 74]] NOTES