SJC-style-and-production-guide-2012

On the other hand ‘She finished writing the novel, which she started last year’ describes the timetaken or the process of writing the book.who and whom are often confused. ‘Who’ is the subject of a clause, ‘whom’ is its object. Thus itis ‘No-one knows who sent it’ but ‘no-one knows to whom it was sent’.window of opportunity cliché best avoided. Just opportunity says as much.wringer and ringer can be confused. The first is an old-fashioned device atop washing machinesfor squeezing clothes dry between wash and rinse cycles. It consists of two rollers and atightening screw. The second is a person who rings, a bell, for example, or fast learner.Yyoung people is preferable to ‘youth’ as a collective noun. But use only once the age range hasbeen specified. ‘People aged between 10 and 17 attended the concert…the young people werenoisy, sometimes drowning out the music’.youth avoid using it as a collective noun. ‘Youth worker’ is acceptable.PAGE 63 – 2012UQ SJC STYLEBOOK