Today is International Day of Persons With Disabilities. Ableist language can be dismantled — but changing your vocabulary alone won’t rid our world of this form of discrimination #IDPWD2021
Ableism Is Embedded In Our Language. We Can Dismantle It.
From slurs to euphemisms to callous idioms, ableist language is ubiquitous — but we can still avoid it.
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Not me bawling already! #AnnieLive
ok mine was weird
can i get one day off
This article from @WeAreMel quotes @SydMT's story on AAVE.
How 'Based' Became the Alt-Right's Favorite Slang
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/based-alt-right-lil-b
This is cool: We just discovered the Google developer documentation style guide, which has great advice on inclusive language, including avoiding ableist euphemisms and gendered terms.
https://developers.google.com/style/word-list
the copy editor urge to change "the ways in which" to "how"
Everything I've Found For Black Friday Shopping https://louiseroe.com/2021/11/22/everything-ive-found-for-black-friday-shopping/
Are there any shifts in language over the past year that you’re grateful for? Or any that you hope to see in the coming year? We may include your response in an upcoming newsletter 📝🙏
Ableist clichés and analogies are deeply embedded in our vernacular, and copy editors have to confront them constantly.
Read our latest newsletter here:
Ableism Is Embedded In Our Language. We Can Dismantle It.
From slurs to euphemisms to callous idioms, ableist language is ubiquitous — but we can still avoid it.
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Tomorrow we’re sending the newest issue of our newsletter, Quibbles & Bits, in which we focus on the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that ableist language has become ubiquitous.
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copy desk debates on a Friday at 4:40 p.m.
rough day out there for the swifties who struggle with spelling gyllenhaal
Today is Veterans Day — no apostrophe because the day does not "belong" to veterans, per se, but honors them instead.
For more info:
VA.gov | Veterans Affairs
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www.va.gov
If your Google Doc isn't overflowing with a colorful cornucopia of suggestions from your editors, did you really write anything at all?
"Woke" has been having a bit of a Moment, but our style is to avoid it in constructions like "the Woke police" or "wokeness" outside of direct quotes. We do not aim to contribute to the cringe, only let said cringe speak for itself.
If you're working on a project with a minimum word limit — let's just say, oh, 50,000 words — then don't think of all those adverbs you're throwing at the page as padding. They're *seasoning*, and no one likes unseasoned chicken. #NaNoWriMo21
Daylight saving time ends this weekend, so stop writing EDT/PDT. In fact, never write it! You're probably wrong!
Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark.
(🔑cc Jay Danzie)
copy editors trying not to self-edit during #NaNoWriMo
While the world generally uses Celsius to talk about global warming, most of our climate stories include the degrees Fahrenheit in a parenthetical, but…please never ask us to show our math.
Send us your scariest typos 😱😱😱
We'll start:
Happy Halloween! Don't forget to take our quiz as you prepare for your weekend. 🎃👻
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This month, @MerriamWebster added 455 new words to its dictionary. Some of these were a long time coming, in our opinion!
me in the google doc me in real life
PSA: You can, in fact, end a sentence with a preposition. You've been out of high school English for 15 years now; it can't hurt you anymore.
As per the Guardian, which is our preferred source for style decisions in British English, it's uppercase, but AP goes with "euroskeptic." Here's AP's explanation:
@styleguide Hi ! Got a question for you. When using the term 'Eurosceptic' as an adjective, should it be capitalised ? i.e " a e(E)urosceptic newspaper". For that matter, why should it be capitalised as a noun ?
We would go with "info dump" based on trends in other news publications.
Info dump? Infodump? Info-dump? What's the best way to write the name of this particular literary crime?
We’re currently revamping our Style Guide! Is there anything you’ve always wanted to see us add/delete? Let us know and you might be in for a nice surprise come the end of the year 👀
Sad, why wasn't the gun tested or safety on ? And who was in charge of that ? Where do go from here a woman has been killed and a family is in a horrible nightmare.
Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an AD who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before he fatally shot a cinematographer, court records show. The AD did not know the prop gun was loaded with live rounds, according to a warrant http://thr.cm/drtmnyG
Just posted a photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CVRIZf6s0HG/?utm_medium=twitter
I've never been to the Highlands, and the rolling green hills were a breath of fresh air. The perfect way to begin a weekend of cashmere and whisky. Read about it here A Weekend Of Cashmere And Whisky...
A Weekend Of Cashmere And Whisky... - Front Roe by Louise Roe
I’ve never been to the Highlands, and the rolling green hills were a breath of fresh air. The perfect way ...
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Just posted a photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBouFwMQB1/?utm_medium=twitter
"Don't worry about typos — the copy editor will take care of it." 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Grammar Quiz: The Spooky Season Edition
Test your knowledge of grammar, BuzzFeed style, and the supernatural.
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32 future grails available this instant: http://gq.mn/4SsPgOI #WhatToWearNow
#instadown = why you need to work to diversify your content. Podcasts, email subscriptions, emerging platforms, etc. You can’t solely rely on the house you built on land that you don’t own💪🏻
Status report: The BuzzFeed style guide is still up and running ✅
BuzzFeed Style Guide
The BuzzFeed Style Guide aims to provide a prevailing, and evolving, set of standards for the internet and social media.
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Don't be fooled! New to the style guide: disinformation (the intentional spreading of bad info) and misinformation (general falsehoods) 🤔🔍
#Wendymoten weecome to the voice...... https://youtu.be/e6Em3aMPxYE
Happy #NationalPunctuationDay to all who observe!!!!!!
Off duty, in style. Shop coordinating set from #NETAPORTER ---> http://cur.lt/ewq9io5cm
(📸 via @netaporter)
Whatttt???‽???? Get a prenuptial
@people I’m sure @people has done their homework but I can’t understand why/how she’s in the press so much. Thirsty for sure.
Playful texture, serious style. This season, designers are updating classic silhouettes with unexpected fabrics for a fresh take on fall style.
(📸 via @netaporter)
Spread the word ❤️
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Date night approved dresses from #SaksFifthAvenue.
(📸 via @saks)
Green with envy over this #BottegaVeneta? Find it here ---> http://cur.lt/iurvcm5pw
(📸 via @24s)
Wedding guests, your quest is over. Whether your event is backyard or black-tie, #SelfPortrait makes frothy, feminine pieces that will earn you the title of best dressed (other than the bride, of course).
(📸 via @mrselfportrait)
