TEACHING ASSISTANT, TEACHING FELLOW – Lowercase; generally preferred rather than TA or TF, even on second reference.
TEAM – Do not capitalize team: football team, basketball team, etc.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS – Complete telephone numbers should be provided in any written copy. Copy for external distribution (new releases, etc.) should always include the area code and seven digit number separated by periods: 555.555.5555 .
TIME – Use figures: 10 a.m. ; 4:30 p.m., except for noon and midnight. For noon and midnight use the words noon and midnight, do not add a 12 in front of them. Omit the :00 following the hour and do not use“o’clock.”
When indicating a span of time, use a hyphen, if not using prepositions. If using “from” use “to” instead of a hyphen: The lecture will run 6-8 p.m. The question and answer with the professor will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be Tuesday, January 12, 2-3 p.m.
T-SHIRT – Hyphenate and capitalize the T.
TWEET – Lowercase; describes the act of sending a message on the social network Twitter (to tweet) as well as the message that is sent (a tweet)
TWITTER – Uppercase; describes the community-based message distribution system. A social networking site that allows users to post thoughts in 140 characters per message: The Fletcher School encourages students and faculty to widen their social media footprint on platforms like Facebook and Twitter.