A-Z House Style Guide
- Taleban #
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Note spelling. Use a singular verb: The Taleban is regrouping. But: Members are threatening to hit out.
- team #
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When listing teams or in running copy, use upper case for specific teams: Donor Care Team, Campaigns Team. Use lower case when referring to the team or when you are being non-specific eg The team is meeting to pray about the matter or Every team at Tearfund is passionate about ending poverty.
- Tearfund #
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Use a singular verb for Tearfund. So Tearfund is/has not ‘Tearfund are/have’: Tearfund is about to… Like other aid agencies, Tearfund has recently… When mentioning Tearfund for the first time, try to follow it asap with we/our partners/staff are… Note: we are Tearfund – not ‘The Tearfund’ or ‘T.E.A.R. Fund’ or anything else.
The following agencies overseas with ‘Tear’ in their name are written as follows: TEAR Australia; TEAR Fund New Zealand; Tear Netherlands.
- Third World #
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Don’t use this term. Use developing countries. No: ‘Two-Thirds World’, ‘Southern’ or ‘Third World’. Use poor countries sparingly if ever, and only when they’re in crisis rather than as a general label.
- time #
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In running copy: 10.30am, 5.15pm, five o’clock, midnight, midday. It ran from 11am to 12.15pm and 2pm to 4.30.
For listings: 5pm, 5.15am.
For timeframes: 11am – 12.15pm. 2 – 4.30pm.
(Note en dashes and dots.)
See also en dashes. - titles #
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Use capitals: Sir Ian Blair, Archbishop Tutu, Bishop James. See also entries for individual titles, armed forces, names and police.
- ton/tonne #
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Measure in metric tonnes (1 tonne = 1,000 kg) but talk figuratively about ‘tons of postcards’.
- trillion #
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In running copy: a trillion or 1 trillion, 2 trillion, 2.5 trillion. See also numbers. Compare million and billion.