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painting titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks.
• See also composition titles.

parking decks

• Capitalize when using the full name of the parking deck <Students can park in the South Parking Deck, East Parking Deck or West Parking Deck. The east deck is adjacent to the recreation center.>. (UGA)

percent

• Note compound word.
• Never use the percent sign, “%,” unless used in a graph or table.
• Preceding numeral should be written in Arabic even if it is less than 10. (AP)

periodical titles

• Capitalize, but do not italicize or enclose in quotation marks, titles of periodicals, including journals, magazines, newsletters and newspapers.
• Do not capitalize the type of periodical (e.g., newspaper, journal, newsletter) unless it is part of its name <The New York Times, Southern Voice>.
• If “the” is used as part of the complete name of the periodical, capitalize it <Three art professors co-authored an article for The International Journal of the Arts in Society. Flourish magazine is a publication of the College of the Arts.>. (AP) 

Permanent Collection of Art, Kennesaw State University: complete name of the art collection whose pieces are displayed across campus.

• Capitalize “Permanent Collection of Art”; lowercase “permanent collection.”

Ph.D./s

• Use periods; do not use an apostrophe in forming the plural.
• In textual materials, use "doctorate" instead of "Ph.D." <He holds a doctorate in business administration.> (AP and KSU)
• See also doctor.

phone number

• See telephone number.

photograph titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks.
• See also composition titles.

play title

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks. See also composition titles. 

plural of proper nouns ending in “y”

• Unlike the plural form of improper nouns that end in “y,” the plural form of proper nouns that end in “y” retains the “y” and adds an “s” <The painting depicts two Virgin Marys.>. (NH)

plurals, descriptive

• See possessives.

p.m., a.m.

• Note lowercase and periods.
• A space is inserted between the numeral and the a.m. or p.m. designation <4 p.m.>. (AP)

podcast (noun and verb)

• Note compound word. (AP)

podcast titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks the episode title and the name of the podcast.

poem titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks.
• See also composition titles. 

possessives

• General rule is to add an apostrophe “s” when a word does not end in an “s.”
• When a word ends in an “s,” insert an apostrophe after the ending “s.” This rule applies to inanimate objects as well <three weeks’ vacation; one day’s work>.
• When a singular word that ends with an “s” becomes possessive, an apostrophe “s” is added, unless the following word begins with an “s” <The seamstress’ sewing needle fell to the floor. The seamstress’s cloth soon followed.>.

Joint or individual possession

• Use a possessive form only after the last noun if there is joint ownership <Jane and John are hosting an event together; Jane and John’s event>.
• Use possessive forms after all applicable nouns if ownership lies with each individual <Jane and John are hosting separate events; Jane’s and John’s events>.

Possessive pronouns that end in an “s” (i.e., ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs) take no apostrophe.

Descriptive plurals

• In phrases such as “writers guide” and “teachers college,” the preceding plural noun doesn’t have ownership of the word that follows. Therefore, no apostrophe is used.
• However, if the preceding plural noun does not end in an “s,” an apostrophe “s” is added <men’s chorus; children’s group>.

prepositions, capitalizing

• See composition titles.

professors

• When directly preceding a name, “professor” is capitalized.
• When standing alone or following a name, “professor” is lowercase.
• When referring to specific professors, include their complete titles (e.g., assistant professor of visual arts, associate professor of music, adjunct professor of theatre and performance studies) upon first reference. (AP)
• See also academic title.

*Note that “professor” is not an all-encompassing term for any person teaching in higher education. Reference the KSU directory for the official titles of faculty and staff members.

professorships, named

• Always capitalized regardless of where the title appears in relation to the name, or whether a name is mentioned at all <Regents Professor Charles W. Hofer was the first Regents Professor at Kennesaw State University.>. (GSU)
• See also academic title.

publication titles

• For book titles, capitalize and enclose in quotation marks.
• For journal, newspaper, magazine, newsletter or other publication titles, capitalize but do not enclose in quotation marks or use italics.
• See also composition titles and periodical title.

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