Rules for compositors and readers at the University Press, Oxford

by Oxford University Press

In capitals the U is non-existent, and should always be printed with a V, initially and medially, as VNIVERSITY, FAVLCONRIE.

In y^e and y^t the second letter should be a superior, and without a full point.

PHONETIC SPELLINGS

Some newspapers print phonetic spellings, such as program, hight (to describe altitude), catalog, &c. But the practice has insufficient authority, and can be followed only by special direction.

A OR AN

a European
a ewe
a ewer
a herb
a herbal
a heroic
a hospital
a humble
a unanimous
a uniform
a union
a unique

a universal
a university
a useful
a usurper
an habitual[36]
an heir
an heirloom
an historical[{36}]
an honest
an honour
an hotel
an hour

Print a, not an, before contractions beginning with a consonant: e.g. a L.C.C. case, a MS. version.