The early style guides came in the form of manuscripts and books, mainly out of academia and journalism. They were made for print, in print. Left, Associated Press, 1998. Right, University of Chicago, ...

The Writing Style Guide provides general guidelines as well as answers to university-specific style questions, such as official names for rooms and buildings and the preferred spellings for programs ...

Editors and reporters follow style. No, not the old "Don't wear white after Labor Day" type of fashion advice. Writing style. The census is lowercase, unless it's used as part of the formal U.S.