This word construction is taken directly from its Latin origins. Alumni Abbreviations Identify past and current students by their class years with an apostrophe before the year in the year 2000 or later. If a person received more than one degree from Carnegie Mellon, use both years and put a comma between them. Letters are often used before the year to indicate the school that granted the degree. Earl Wild, A1937, participated in Carnegie Mellon's centennial celebration.
Consistency is the key as to the method of indicating the alum's year of graduation.
The choice is yours as to using parens or commas and the use of spaces. Pick one and use consistently throughout your publication. Staff members disagree among themselves about the best benefits options. Passive Voice Avoid using the passive voice, which can contribute to imprecise, weak or wordy prose. When a passive construction makes an appearance in an early draft, think about the sentence.