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Writing in English<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The conventions for writing in English have been coordinated by the University Communications Office in consultation with the Office of the President at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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First Things First<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All texts are written in American English (AE)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We follow the spelling conventions of Webster\u2019s Dictionary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2192 Go to Webster’s Dictionary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides a glossary of <\/strong>terms commonly used in higher education. Please note that this glossary is written in British English, so the spelling may differ. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2192 Go to the DAAD Glossary (PDF)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In general, the conventions established by the editorial team for German apply\u2014unless otherwise specified on this “Writing in English” page. The University Communications guidelines for online texts are <\/strong>available on the following webpage: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2192 <\/strong>Visit the website: Writing for the Web (German)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Specific writing conventions of the University Communications Office for articles in the <\/strong>news portal <\/strong><\/a>are summarized here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2192 <\/strong>Visit the website: Writing for the News Portal (German)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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All English conventions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u2192 <\/strong>Proper nouns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 Academic Titles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192<\/strong> Uppercase & Lowercase<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 <\/strong>Currencies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192<\/strong> Date and time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2192 Numbers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192<\/strong> Contact Information<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 <\/strong>Direct speech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 <\/strong>Plural Words<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 Differences: <\/a><\/strong>British and American English<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Proper nouns<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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If there is an English equivalent<\/strong> for a proper noun, that equivalent is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English equivalent of \u201cDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n