styleguide

World War I, World War II

World Health Organization

The acronym WHO can be used on second reference.

Word / word

Capitalize only when used as a synonym for Christ; lowercase in other uses. The Word became flesh and dwelled among us. This study will provide resources to explore the riches of […]

woman / women

See gender and sexuality references: female

winter

Lowercase. The podcast will launch in winter 2024.

Wi-Fi

Capitalize and hyphenate.

wide / -wide

No hyphen. Examples: worldwide, nationwide, citywide, industrywide.

Who / whom

“Who” is a pronoun used as the subject of a sentence; “whom” is a pronoun used as the object of a sentence. When in doubt, remember that “whom” and the pronoun “him” […]

White / white (adj)

Uppercase and use as an adjective, not noun, to describe race: The study showed that White participants found the curriculum extremely helpful. Lowercase when referencing racist actions or terms: white supremacy, white supremacists. (Note: The […]

well-informed

Hyphenate.