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oceans
The proper names have initial capitals, even when shortened to Mediterranean or Atlantic, or used as adjectives. For instance:
Barnsley is a Yorkshire town with a Mediterranean climate.
Mediterranean Sea
Never use Med.
Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic is hyphenated. Transatlantic is one word, no capitals.
ongoing
You can usually remove this from a sentence without affecting its meaning. For example, instead of 'We're committed to ongoing service improvements', write:
We are committed to improving the service.
open days
Always lower case.
There are four University open days every year, between June and October.
outer space
See space