handheld

handmade

hashtag     Hashtags should be capitalized to assist the screen readers for the visually impaired. #OberlinCollege, #AdmissionsOffice, #GreenNewDeal #OCVotes

health care Always two words unless used as part of a proper name. Hyphenate when used as an adjective.

high school Always two words. Do not hyphenate when used as an adjective. Correct: She is a high school student.

high-tech (adj.) also hi-tech

his, her Although the pronoun his has historically been the English language’s gender-neutral pronoun, it no longer is an appropriate substitute for an indefinite antecedent that may be male or female: A good student identifies his sources.

Constructions that include such phrases as his or her or his/her also are to be avoided. In general, it’s best to avoid these situations by simply rephrasing the sentence: Good students identify their sources. See bias-free language.

Homecoming Capitalize when referring to Oberlin’s celebration.

home page

hometown (n., adj.) Oberlin is my hometown. I love the hometown atmosphere in Oberlin.

Honor Code Capitalize when referring to Oberlin’s Honor Code. Oberlin’s Honor Code has been in place since 1909 to ensure that students uphold the highest standard of academic integrity on exams and assignments. Also referred to as the Code of Conduct, Academic Integrity.

honorific titles See titles, honorific.

hopefully It means in a hopeful manner (He gazed at the coach hopefully). Avoid using it to mean it is hoped, let us hope, or we hope.

Preferred: We hope to complete our work in June. It is hoped that we will complete our work in June.

Rather than: Hopefully, we will complete our work in June.

hours See time of day.

http:// Lowercase. Our style is to leave out the protocol portion of the URL in print. For example, instead of http://blogs.oberlin.edu, we use blogs.oberlin.edu.

However, in cases where it might not be obvious to the reader that the text represents a website address, you should include the protocol. For example, connected.ly should be written as http://connected.ly.

https:// Lowercase, indicates a secure website. See http:// above.

hyper Closed compound (hypertext, hyperlink, hyperware, hypersensitive).

hyphen See Punctuation Appendix.