SJC-style-and-production-guide-2012

‘tamworth’, ‘berkshire’, ‘merino’, ‘jersey’, ‘friesian’, ‘hereford’, ‘siamese’, ‘pekinese’,‘alsation’, ‘rottweiler’ and ‘weimeraner’. The differentiation is not clear, but favour the lowercaseinitial - ‘german shepherd’ is now accepted.vi) Genus and species names are written in italics. The first or generic name is capitalised andthe second, the species name, is not. Examples: Homo sapiens, Aquila audax, Mus musculus,Lutjanus argentimaculatus. If italics are not or cannot be used, words to be italicised should beunderlined by hand to bring them to the attention of the subs.vii) People’s nationalities and languages must carry a capital initial. Even though ‘arab’ and‘afghan’ correctly identify the animals, the people so described are Arabs and Afghans. TheFrench speak French, Australians speak English, Jews may speak Hebrew or Yiddish, we sayChinese speak Mandarin or Cantonese, Aztecs spoke Nahuatl.viii) The names of games are in lower case where logical. So, ‘rugby league’, ‘rugby union’,‘badminton’, ‘indian wrestling’, ‘stableford event’, but ‘Australian rules’, ‘American football’.Note, however, the names of governing bodies in sport, such as the Australian FootballLeague, Australian Rugby Union, the New South Wales Rugby League, are capitalised.xi) There are many instances where we don’t need caps, such as with geographical features – theSwat valley, the Niger delta and the Rocky mountains, for example.cappuccino Not ‘capuchino’ or ‘cuppa chino’, or any of the other marvellous misspellings seenfrequently on restaurant menus.carbon neutral or having a net zero carbon footprint, means achieving net zero carbonemissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amountsequestered or offset through tree planting, etc.caricature not ‘characterture’ meaning an exaggerated image of a person – political cartoons usecaricatures.caster sugar; castor oil.censor/censure (See also ‘sensor/censor’) Often confused. The first is to ban parts of or wholedocuments; the second is to admonish or silence a person.centre on NOT ‘centre around’.century Use ‘21st century’, ‘9th century’.chairman or chairwoman. Or use chair but not ‘chairperson’. See sexism/gender.chancellor or vice-chancellor of a university are lower case.character – personal traits. Also a waggish person. See also caricature.christian names refer only to Christian cultures. Moslems, Jews, Bhuddists have family andgiven names. Best to use given name for all situations.claim can be used instead of allege, otherwise better to use said. Rarely, claim can suggestdoubt over the truth of something said.cliche (See also foreign words) If an originally clever expression has been used to death, ifshould be left dead. Stereotyped expressions expose tired, unimaginative thinking. See alsoDow Jones list of Gobbledegook words http://solutions.dowjones.com/campaigns/2009/gobbledygook/PAGE 31 – 2012UQ SJC STYLEBOOK