Acadēmīa:Style

This page explains the guidelines that are established by custom or consensus regarding the creation and formatting of entries.

Orthography

Acadēmīa does not specify a standardized spelling. Everyone can write according to their own taste. However, this spelling must be in common use. Own invented spelling conventions are not desired. The following things should be observed:

• Consistency: Once decided, spelling should not be changed in the middle of an entry.
• Proper names: Proper names should be written in the form in which they occur (i.e. Australian Defence Force vs. US Secretary of Defense). Orthographic adjustment should not be made.

Lemmata

The headings of the entries are called lemmata (sgl. lemma). Since the Acadēmīa is an English-Latin dictionary, the main entries should have an English lemma.

Capitalization

Acadēmīa entries are case sensitive. Entries should only be capitalized if they would also be capitalized in the middle of a sentence.