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Macau

Not Macao.

Mac-, Mc-

Always double-check these spellings to be certain. In alphabetical listings, list Mc- as Mac-.

Macaulay, Sarah

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife.

magnetic directions

The directions north, east, south, and west which are not themselves capitalized, though often an element of a proper name or title.

Compass points refer specifically to the 32 divisions of the 360° magnetic compass rose, each corresponding to an 11.25° portion. A complete 'boxing of the compass' reads as follows:

1. north
2. north by east
3. north-northeast
4. northeast by north
5. northeast
6. northeast by east
7. east-northeast
8. east by north
9. east
10. east by south
11. east-southeast
12. southeast by east
13. southeast
14. southeast by south
15. south-southeast
16. south by east
17. south
18. south by west
19. south-southwest
20. southwest by south
21. southwest
22. southwest by west
23. west-southwest
24. west by south
25. west
26. west by north
27. west-northwest
28. northwest by west
29. northwest
30. northwest by north
31. north-northwest
32. north by west

1. north

McCarthy, Senator Joseph

McCarthyism, not McCarthiism.

McDonnell Douglas

No hyphen. Merged with Boeing in 1997, so should only be mentioned historically.

Macedonia

There is no recognized state with this name. The european country north of Greece is entered into the United Nations and the European Union as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, sometimes abbreviated to FYROM; as the name has caused international dispute, refer to the country by the full title or neutral construction, and never by the demonym.

machinegun

But sub-machinegun.

MacIntosh

The apple variety, named for its Canadian developer John MacIntosh.

Macintosh

Note the capitalization, the brand of computer produced by Apple Inc. often abbreviated as Mac.

mackintosh

A rain jacket.

Madison Square Garden

Not Gardens.

Mafia

Capitalize only in Italian and United States settings; lowercase in other countries such as Russia when used adjectivally or as a generic synonym for gangsters. Consider also the regionally specific criminal organizations of Italy: Cosa Nostra of Sicily, Camorra of Naples, Sacra Corona Unita of Puglia, 'Ndrangheta of Calabria.

Maharaja

Not Majarajah. Note in pronunciation the final a is implied, not pronounced. Likewise Raja, not Rajah.

major

Avoid as an alternative for big, chief, important or main.

majority of

Do not use when you mean most of. Majority is a specific statistical test; without the statistics it should not be used.

make-up

For cosmetics, not makeup.