Browse the editorial styleguide A–Z

R&D

use when referring to research and development work, departments, or efforts; no space before or after the ampersand

Rathskeller

note the -er ending; its nicknames are the Rath and the Rat

re

Most compound words using this prefix do not take a hyphen; with some, however, a hyphen is added to indicate that something is happening again: recover (to improve) vs. re-cover (cover again), recreate (to enjoy leisure) vs. re-create (to create again); the admissions office uses re-entry student; see also prefixes

Red Gym

The University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium is commonly known as the “Red Gym.” The full name or the nickname (“Red Gym”) is acceptable on first reference; “Red Gym” is preferred for subsequent references. A registered National Historic Landmark, the Red Gym is home to many student services offices.

Red Shirt™ The

see The Red Shirt

regent, regents

lowercase when referring to one regent or such a group generically; uppercase when using the full, formal name of UW–Madison’s group: the UW System Board of Regents; see also board of directors, board of regents, board of visitors and UW System Board of Regents

registered marks, trademarks

do not use ™ or ® in journalistic text, but they are used with, e.g., The Red Shirt™, the Wisconsin Alumni Association®, and BADGER HUDDLE®; see also CMS 8.153

registrar

Office of the Registrar, registrar’s office

religion

For guidance on religious terminology, consult the “Religion Guidelines” specialty chapter of the AP Stylebook.

representative (in Congress)

see CMS 8.22

Republican

see CMS 8.66

research and development

see R&D

rock ’n’ roll

use apostrophes around the n

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

McNair Scholars Program on second reference

rowing team

see crew and teams

RSVP

French for Répondez, s’il vous plait, which means Please respond; using please with the phrase is redundant because the SVP portion already says that; do not use it as a noun; Please reply, Please respond, or Please register are good substitutes