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To: Ymani Cricket; little jeremiah

Thanks for noting the style guide for proper address of the President (Navy).

Army style guide (2015) says:
https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/385432.pdf

“commander in chief
“Do not hyphenate; lowercase unless it appears before a name.”

No reference for the President. Style guide notes that it follows the AP Style Guide.

Also, why a long 17:17 lead in?

Fascinating to watch the aide remove/replace the binder and wipe the lectern. It’s like he’s clearing the table at a restaurant.


1,726 posted on 02/10/2021 10:59:18 PM PST by thecodont
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To: thecodont
Well, we vet/verify everything here don't we? Army vs. Navy? Style Guides vary. Always confused me in school. Navy also uses AP Style Guide BUT:

"Navy editors and writers should follow the most recent edition of the Associated Press Stylebook except as noted in this U.S. Navy Style Guide."

So Army says not. I propose a uniform standardization of Writing Style across all branches. :D

1,733 posted on 02/10/2021 11:24:07 PM PST by Ymani Cricket ( "Pressure Makes Diamonds" ~General Patton)
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To: thecodont

background chatter starts a few minutes before it goes live too. Might be interesting to pick some of that up. I don’t know why but the whole thing just seemed awkward.


1,734 posted on 02/10/2021 11:26:48 PM PST by Ymani Cricket ( "Pressure Makes Diamonds" ~General Patton)
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