Avoid using them. If the statement is surprising or exciting, it will be clear to the reader without the need for an exclamation mark.
In particular, avoid multiple exclamation marks, e.g.:
…this year the Wildcats are here and full of determination, as never before!!!!
Use capitals for the names of experiments (ATLAS, ALICE, NA62, CLOUD, etc.), except for LHCb, LHCh and n_TOF. AEGIS, AEgIS and AEḡIS are all acceptable spellings used by the collaboration.
Because CERN experiments can involve thousands of people working across laboratories and countries, there is considerable overlap between the concept of an experiment, research team or collaboration. IS and AEGIS are all acceptable spellings, although the first is the experiment's official name.
Be careful how you use these terms – think how inclusive the term needs to be.
Preferable to "Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory" or "FNAL".
Include a link to their homepage.
A new experiment at Fermilab in the US could change our ideas about fundamenal particles.
Lower case. The informal name for CERN's Fire and Rescue Service
Not fireman
Don't use them.
Except in press releases, where the following footnote should be inserted, linked to the first mention (and only the first mention) of the word "CERN" in the main text.
Note: This version came into force on 8 January 2018. It should be updated if and when any new nations join CERN as Member States.
English:
Foreign words should be in italics. Where a word has passed into common English usage, use roman; for words that are not included in our guide, refer to the OED. So Schadenfreude is in roman, because that’s the way it is in the dictionary, while Schaden or Freude (should you ever need to use them) are in italics.
For guidelines on writing in French – for CERN websites and print documents alike – refer to the translation department's "Guide de Typographie".
Always lower case.
Capital G.
A device for measuring radioactivity by detecting and counting ionising particles.
Do not confuse with dosimeter.
