The WHO says "COVID-19", and that's my usage. On Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 18:01 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I vote for all caps, without the hyphen (space between optional) > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 3:58 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Any opinions here as to the use of all caps for “COVID-19?” >> >> As anyone who has seen my posts here over the years would know, I am not >> exactly a stickler for spelling or capitalization, but I am having the need >> to use the term regularly in my formal chart notes at work, and would like >> to do what is proper. >> >> The AP is going with all caps, see: >> https://www.apstylebook.com/ask_the_editors/last_seven_days (scroll to >> bottom for last question). >> >> But, contrary to what the AP answer person writes (and in agreement with >> the questioner) it does seem to me that increasingly it is being given >> title case treatment by most media outlets (see any NYT story on the virus >> and disease this week). >> >> I am strongly in favor of all caps, as it is an acronym (or is it >> acronym-adjacent?). But then, I still prefer NASA and NATO and ESPN. >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKjTrsxWe8F6F3HEOsfie%3D95qDXud9baFVb3z7%2B%2BBgZSA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKjTrsxWe8F6F3HEOsfie%3D95qDXud9baFVb3z7%2B%2BBgZSA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BbC%2B%3DKMGegmiOMpqbF_p5Mf4EUGTKbJo_%3D%2BYMde4w3DA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BbC%2B%3DKMGegmiOMpqbF_p5Mf4EUGTKbJo_%3D%2BYMde4w3DA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bd_6eFQSFeCS3Qvr123fBfc%3D6tKX8vMaykqQoGH%3DawJLQ%40mail.gmail.com.
