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Word of the Month

Sheaf (Noun) Plural = sheaves.
A package of several things bound together for carrying or storing.

Examples:

She reached into her backpack and pulled out a sheaf of papers containing some recipes, some poems, and a short story.

He gathered the old newspaper clippings into a sheaf and tied it with a thin cord.

He gave her a bouquet made from a sheaf of baby’s breath and wild roses from his back garden.

Tip of the Month

It’s Best Practice to Use a Style Sheet

Here’s Why:

• A style sheet keeps track of your treatment of numbers, dates, capitalization, special spellings of names, and formatting of lists and subheads.
• A style sheet helps keep your writing consistent through your document (and throughout other documents) that may follow on the same issue.

Record the major and unusual style elements on a style sheet and keep it for future use.
There is a good basic one in the Editorial Stylebook on page 24: 

As always, when in doubt, check it out! Contact the Editorial Help Desk for help (Donna_M_MarksPleasant@mcpsmd.org).