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web — lowercase.

website — Also, webcam, webcast, webpage, webfeed, the web. Lowercase website addresses unless the address is case sensitive. If the address falls at the end of a sentence, use a period. If the address breaks between lines, split it directly after a slash or a dot that is part of the address, without inserting a hyphen.

well — Hyphenate as part of a compound modifier.

We were well-organized for our upcoming conference.

well-being

well-informed

who, whomWho is the subject (never the object) of a sentence, clause or phrase. Use whom when someone is the object of a verb or preposition.

The only student who studied for all the tests made an A in the course.

Who is it?

The student to whom the A was given leaped for joy.

Whom do you want to see?

Whose House? — A frequent call-and-response chant at UH sporting events. “Whose House? Coogs’ House!” An apostrophe is needed after Coogs to indicate possession.

-wideuniversitywide, systemwide, campuswide, statewide, nationwide, citywide, worldwide

Wortham House — The Wortham House is the primary residence of the University of Houston System chancellor and his or her family. The Wortham House was first known as the Sterling Mansion, built by Frank P. Sterling in 1925. It was donated to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1948, and then sold to Gus Wortham in 1951. The Wortham Foundation bequeathed the house to the University of Houston System following the death of Lyndall Wortham in 1980, with instructions that it be used as a residence for the chancellor.

The Wortham House may be referenced as “University of Houston Wortham House” or “The Wortham House.” (Capital “T”)

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