Over
When talking numbers, try to use ‘more than’ instead: “damage valued at more than….” This avoids confusion, such as “He tripped over six feet of cabling.” In most cases ‘a’ is better than ‘per’, eg 12 a day. But if per is used, it needs to be followed by another Latin word, eg per annum, per capita. Use English instead of Latin wherever possible Two words. Avoid % or pc in written text, but % is acceptable where space is limited, such as in charts or in presentations
Per
Per cent
Persons
Avoid, use people instead
Post office
Use capitals when naming the organization, but the local buildings are post office (lower case)
Practice, practise
Practice: noun. Practise: verb
Pressurise
Is to enable something to withstand pressure. A person is put under pressure Principal: head of a col lege or main objective, eg “The principal means of achieving.” Principle: rule or standard, eg “principles of teaching” Programme: on television or programme management Program: for computers Who is used for people, that/which for things: The man who…; the chair which…
Principal, principle
Programme, program
Pronouns
Protester
Note spelling, not protestor
Provided that Questionnaire Racecourse, racehorse
Not providing that
Note spelling
One word
Radios
Plural - note spelling
Re/re- (words beginning with)
Use re (no hyphen) when followed by the vowels a, i, o or u (when pronounced as “yu”) , or any consonant: rearm, rear range, reinforce, rebuild. But use re- when followed by e or u: re-examine, re-urge
Religion Review Roundup
Always use title of religious officials in full Is to look back on, a revue is a show
One word
St John Ambulance
Not St John’s Ambulance
Said
Saying ‘he/she said’ after or before a quote should generally be used instead of ‘he/she commented upon, exclaimed, interjected’. These are all too wordy One word, also use pupil but avoid schoolgirl/schoolboy
Schoolchildren
Seasons
Lower case, ie spring, summer
Seize
Note spelling
Shoplifting
One word One word
Shortlist
Short-term
Hyphenated Note spelling Not syphon
Siege
Siphon
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