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The short answer? They almost never do. This post has in part been fast-tracked (I was writing it anyway) after the controversy around this video. It was pulled by YouTube…
Read MoreTime and time again when we edit copy (this greying editor in particular likes to edit long-form content on paper) you will see margin notes where we scribble ‘ABC’. What…
Read MoreWhat is the Oxford comma? Its alternative name – the serial comma – provides more of a clue. It’s the difference between apples, oranges, and bananas AND apples, oranges and…
Read MoreYou know about random acts of kindness. Or random acts of violence. Well in content you’ll have come across what we like to call random acts of capitalisation. Should…
Read MoreProper nouns usually come with capital letters. Think of your name, countries, political parties and hundreds of other categories. In theory, we should spell the internet as ‘the Internet’. There…
Read MoreWe recently came across this interesting piece – 11 frequently botched AP style points on ragan.com – and it got us thinking about style and its quiet twin, consistency, across non-media…
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