Acronyms & Names
This three-letter article should not precede "DLA" on second reference.
What is "the"?
The number of spaces that should be between sentences.
What is one?
The tense that should be used for headlines.
What is the historical present tense?
The tense that should be used when writing photo cutlines.
What is the historical present tense?
The preferred term for "personnel."
What is "employee?"
The proper way to refer to the "J7" directorate.
What is DLA Acquisition?
This punctuation is used in place of italics when naming a book, movie or song.
What are quotation marks?
In a headline, all numbers should be written this format.
What are numerals?
Every photo and graphic has one: This acronym is used to uniquely identify official visual media.
What is a VIRIN (Visual Information Record Identification Number)?
The correct spelling for someone who gives advice.
What is "adviser"?
You should avoid naming these in news stories to prevent showing favoritism.
What are contractor and vendor names?
According to AP Style, this is the proper abbreviation for "Number 1 priority."
What is "No. 1 priority?"
This punctuation mark is used in place of the word "and."
What is a comma?
This text is used to describe an image for screen readers and search engines.
What is alt text?
This is the preferred abbreviation for the Pathways for Career Excellence Program.
What is "PACE?"
This organization is the only exception requiring "DLA" precede its name.
What is Logistics Information Services?
This long punctuation mark denotes an abrupt change in thought or an emphatic pause.
What is an em-dash?
These two punctuation marks are the correct way to cite a quote in a headline.
What are single quote marks?
It's unnecessary to identify individuals in a photo if there are this many people or more.
What is four?
The redundant phrase that should be avoided when referring to a Common Access Card.
What is "CAC card"?
NATO, SEAL, and USO are exceptions to this rule.
What is spelling out an organization's name on first reference?
This punctuation set is commonly used to indicate an insertion into a direct quote.
What are parentheses?
You do this to a word that appears after a colon in a headline.
What is capitalize?
This date element must always be present in a caption.
What is a year?
This term should be used instead of "materiel," unless it is part of a direct quote or proper name
What is "material?"