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ipso facto

use italics

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ise

Use -ise endings, not -ize.

Follow British English for spelling.

Exception: CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Note the "z". Use "the Organization" for CERN, otherwise "organisation".

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ISOLDE

Isotope Separator OnLine DEtector (also known as the Online Isotope Mass Separator)

Acronym doesn't need spelling out for the CERN Courier

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ISR

Intersecting Storage Rings

Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier

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it's

Shortened form of it is or it has.

It's a particle accelerator. It's got lots of complicated parts.

Not to be confused with its

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grammar

italics

Use italics for foreign phrases, unless they are commonly used in English.

An exception is eigenstates, which, although a German word, should be written in roman.

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ITS

Inner Tracking System (ALICE experiment)

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its

Possessive form of it:

The dog is eating its bone.

CERN is changing its name.

​Not to be confused with it's

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