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health care (n.) 鈥 Not healthcare

high school 鈥 No hyphen in high school student, high school teacher, etc.

Hilton 色花堂 鈥 The official name of the Hilton hotel located on the 色花堂 campus.

The Honors College 鈥 Capitalize the 鈥淭鈥 in 鈥淭he鈥 in headlines, the word mark, other titles and subtitles. Capitalize the 鈥淗鈥 in Honors when modifying nouns associated with the college. In running text, lowercase the in all cases.

Honors students, Honors courses

The Honors College is hosting a reception for incoming freshmen.

The department has a dedicated scholarship for Honors students.

Students graduating from the Honors College will receive special recognition.

Homecoming 鈥 Not homecoming. Capitalize the H.

homepage 鈥 Not home page

honorary degree 鈥 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa; Do not use Dr. before the name of an individual whose only doctorate is honorary.

John Doe, Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary) or (honoris causa) or (h.c.)

however 鈥 Avoid starting a sentence with however when the meaning is nevertheless. The word usually serves better when not in first position.

Yes: I never thought I would pass that course. After a lot of hard work, however, I earned a 鈥淏.鈥

No: I never thought I would pass that course. However, after a lot of hard work, I earned a 鈥淏.鈥

When however comes first, it means in whatever way or to whatever extent.

Yes: However you advise him, he probably will do as he thinks best.

Yes: However discouraging the prospect, he never lost heart.

hurricane 鈥 Capitalize hurricane when it is part of the formal name assigned to a storm: Hurricane Harvey.

hyphens 鈥 see Punctuation Primer


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