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* Indonesian: Some Indonesians have only one name, some two or more by which they wish tobe known, for example, ‘Suharto’, ‘Deddy Iskandar Muda’.* Japanese: Among themselves, Japanese use the family name first, then the given name (onlyever one), for example, ‘Sato Ichiro’. In English you would refer to him as ‘Mr Sato’. Whenspeaking with foreigners Japanese may adopt the Western order, ‘Ichiro Sato’.* Korean: Similar to Chinese, for example, ‘Yi Yoon-kyung’; then ‘Ms Yi’.* Vietnamese: Vietnamese have two-part or three-part names. Though the family name is placedfirst, the last name is the key to identification. Therefore, in a first reference say, ‘Vo Van Kiet’,then ‘Mr Kiet’ (not ‘Mr Vo’).Muslim, Polynesian or Hungarian names may also have the family name first. Many culturesdo not share the European practice of a married woman taking her husband’s family name; thewife retains her family name. In some languages, such as Russian, a diminutive name may beused instead of the formal name. Always check carefully the correct use of names.name and position the convention in broadcast is to give the position first, then the person’sname. In print the convention operates the other way round – name first then position. Viz,‘ABC company managing director, Steve Ingliss says…’ versus ‘Steve Ingliss, managingdirector of the ABC company, said…’.netbook a miniature, low-cost laptop designed to primarily connect to the internet.negress not used. African American is the term used. Not Afro-American. Or if she is from anAfrican nation, simply identify her by her nationality, if necessary, otherwise simply her name.negro (see negress)next edge in social networking it’s the next development opportunity.Niagara may rhyme with Viagra but it has one more ‘a’.no brainer ambiguous 21st century vogue word meaning ‘clueless conduct or stupid act, usuallyending in grief’ or ‘simple decision that is easy to arrive at’. Use only when quoting source.Better, use simpler words of the definition.non-sexist language Avoid using gender-exclusive terms such as ‘fireman’ (use ‘firefighter’) and‘man-made’ (‘artificial’, ‘manufactured’).nor Use only after ‘neither’.NRMA is the NSW equivalent of RACQ, RACV, RACWA, RAA (SA) and stands for NationalRoads and Motorists Association.numbers, figures Numbers from nought up to and including nine are usually spelt out. Numbersincluding and above 10 are written in figures. The exceptions are in such constructions as‘9am’, ‘January 2’, ‘2c’, ‘$3’, ‘5 per cent’, ‘Erik Bloodaxe, 6, of St Lucia, . . .’ (but ‘six-yearoldErik’).Bloodaxe’). Numbers that contain four numerals do not have a comma, those with five numeralsor more do. So ‘1993’ but ‘19,993’. Millions are written in figures and words: 2 million.Do not start a sentence with figures: if the number must occur at the start of the sentence, spellit out. Decimals require careful attention. Such expressions as .5 are meaningless and maybe misleading if the decimal point is not clearly printed – the correct form is 0.5. The zero isimportant in writing decimal currency figures — $1.05, $210.08, but $5, not $5.00 – and time– 2.09pm, but 2pm, not 2.00pm.PAGE 49 – 2012UQ SJC STYLEBOOK