[thelist] BBC News Style Guide

rudy rudy937 at rogers.com
Thu Aug 21 21:19:24 CDT 2003


BBC News has released a Style Guide for writers

http://www.bbctraining.co.uk/onlineCourse.asp?tID=5487&cat=3

here's the table of contents --

      Why does the BBC need a styleguide?
      The bits that matter: parts of speech
      The basics
      Abbreviations and acronyms
      Active and passive
      Americanisms
      Attribution first
      Clichés and journalese
      Collective nouns
      Confusables
      Cues
      Danglers
      The definite article
      Devolution
      European Union
      FAQs: from fewer to might
      Foreign phrases
      Jargon
      Numbers and measures
      Names and titles
      Getting it right: things you should know
      Reported speech
      Sensitivity
      Speaking it out loud
      Superlatives
      Words: simple, troublesome, in vogue and superfluous
      Finally ... avoid irritating your editor
      Books and websites for more information and advice

relevance to web development?  almost every web site has written content

as the intro says, "Good writing is not a luxury; it is an obligation."


hat tip:  Andy King, Webreference.com, who got it from Meryl.net


rudy




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