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4. Exceptions

Exceptions

Entries that contain exceptions to an authority, e.g. Webster's.

antivenom, antivenin
Bigfoot, Sasquatch
Druid, druidic
fresh water, freshwater
goodbye
jerry can
Martian
Mary Queen of Scots
Monsieur, M., Madame, Mme, Mademoiselle, Mlle
month-long
mound builder
mu
Napoleon
parrotfish
Philippine, Filipino, Filipina
photo essay
rockhopper
Tricolor
Uygur, Uygurs
vice
Wazir, Wazirs

  Entries that contain exceptions to a rule.

ASTERISK, DAGGER
CAPITALIZATION
channel
COLON
COMMA
FOREIGN TERMS
HYPHEN
ITALIC
NAMES
nation
PLACE-NAMES
plus
POSSESSIVES
PUNCTUATION, TYPEFACES
QUOTATIONS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
State of the Union address
STATES, CITIZENS OF
valley

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