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macroeconomic

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make up (verb); make-up (noun)

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manoeuvre

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many-sided

use hyphen

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MAPS

Merit Advancement and Promotion Scheme (replaced by MARS)

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marketplace

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MARS

Merit Appraisal and Recognition Scheme (replaced by MERIT)

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Marseilles

not Marseille in the CERN Courier

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mass

The quantity of matter that a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field. Do not confuse with weight.

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massive

"Has mass" – the opposite of "massless". Does not mean "is large".

Though the up quark is a massive particle, it is not very big.

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maths

Not "math", as the shortened form of "mathematics".

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may or might?

The subtle distinctions between these (and between other so-called modal verbs) are gradually disappearing, but they still matter to many readers and can be useful.

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MCHF

Million Swiss francs

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MEDICIS

Medical Isotopes Collected from ISOLDE (medical applications facility at ISOLDE)

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medium term (pred.); medium-term (adj.)

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meet, met

Do not add the word "with" after meet or met. Write:

I met John the other day and tomorrow I will meet his wife. 

Not:

I met with John the other day and tomorrow I will meet with his wife. 

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megaparsec (Mpc)

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Member State (adj. and noun)

Initial capital letters when referring to CERN Member States (likewise Associate Member State, Observer, etc.)

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memorandum (pl. memoranda)

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merchandise

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MERIT

Merit Evaluation and Recognition Integrated Toolkit

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meson

A subatomic particle made of a quark and an antiquark

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physics

meter

instrument

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metre

unit of length

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MeV

Megaelectronvolts (one million electronvolts)

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MicroBooNE

Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (preceded by MiniBooNE)

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microcomputer

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microeconomic

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microfiche

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microfilm

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micropattern

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microprocessor

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mid-

mid-50s

mid-1990s

mid-afternoon

mid-week

mid-season

But midday and midnight

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might or may?

See may or might?

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mileage

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millisieverts

Measure of radiation dose; symbol mSv

See sievert

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mindset

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MiniBooNE

Mini Booster Neutrino Experiment (succeeded by MicroBooNE)

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MINOS

Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Source Search

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

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MOAS

Merit-Oriented Advancement Scheme (replaced by MAPS)

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mobile phone

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mock-up (adj. and noun)

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model, modelling, modelled

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MoEDAL

Monopole and Exotics Detector At the LHC

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Moon, moon

Upper case when referring to Earth’s Moon, lower case for the moons of other planets

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MoU

Memorandum of understanding

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MPA(c/x/t)

Associated member of the personnel (for the purpose of international collaboration/exchange of scientists/training)

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MPE(Ts/Fb/Ap)

Employed member of the personnel (staff/fellow/apprentice)

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MPI

Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), Germany

Acronym doesn’t need spelling out for the CERN Courier

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Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss

Use Ms for preference over Mrs or Miss (see gender neutrality)

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