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scholarships
Capitalize only those words that are part of the full official name of the scholarship. Example: Lillian Lloyd Marx Memorial Scholarship.
seasons
Do not capitalize.
semesters
Do not capitalize the common names of semesters, terms, academic sessions or periods.
semicolon
Mainly used to separate independent clauses. Use the semicolon to separate items in a series when they are long and complex or when at least one of them involves other punctuation.
setup/set up
setup (n.) a carriage of the body. Set up (v.) To raise and to place.
sign-up/sign up
sign-up (n. adj.), sign up (v.) The sign-up date...; please sign up by Tuesday.
Social Security number, SSN
Avoid SS# and the redundant SSN#.