02.01 Words

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Editing

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Words matter

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Use a consistent dialect

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color

colour

center

centre

initialize

initialise

One word, one meaning

We replaced the hyperdrive coil with a better model. One of the magnetic bolts in the new coil was defective, so we had to replace it.

One word, one meaning

We replaced the hyperdrive coil with a better model. One of the magnetic bolts in the new coil was defective, so we had to replace it.

We upgraded the hyperdrive coil. One of the magnetic bolts in the new coil was defective, so we had to replace it.

One meaning, one word

When interrogating suspects who may have breached the Matrix, bring two folders into the room. One file should be full and the other nearly empty.

One meaning, one word

When interrogating suspects who may have breached the Matrix, bring two folders into the room. One file should be full and the other nearly empty.

When interrogating suspects who may have breached the Matrix, bring two folders into the room. One folder should be full and the other nearly empty.

Why are you using this term?

After the Burn, the Federation had only twelve warp-capable Intrepid, Eisenberg and Armstrong-class ships.

Why are you using this term?

After the Burn, the Federation had only twelve warp-capable Intrepid, Eisenberg and Armstrong-class ships.

After the Burn, the Federation had only twelve starships.

Keep terms in their original forms

USING THE NEURALIZER
Always neuralize civilians if they’ve witnessed an alien event.

Keep terms in their original forms

USING THE NEURALIZER
Always neuralize civilians if they’ve witnessed an alien event.

USING THE NEURALIZER
Always erase civilians' memory with the Neuralizer if they’ve witnessed an alien event.

Introduce new terms

Handshake

New words

Envoys communicate with the Ekumen using their ansibles. They are not required to file regular reports.

New words

Envoys communicate with the Ekumen using their ansibles. They are not required to file regular reports.

Envoys communicate with the Ekumen using their ansibles. An ansible is an instantaneous communication device. Envoys are not required to file regular reports.

New abbreviations

Requests from S.H.I.E.L.D should be given the highest priority. The head of the Division has Top Secret ULTRA access.

New abbreviations

Requests from S.H.I.E.L.D should be given the highest priority. The head of the Division has Top Secret ULTRA access.

Requests from the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (S.H.I.E.L.D) should be given the highest priority. The head of S.H.I.E.L.D has Top Secret ULTRA access.

Getting the tone right

  • Yeet the slang.

  • Eschew excessively abstruse vocabulary.

  • Just don’t say easy. It’s simple!

  • No need for please.

  • It’s OK to use contractions, but don’t overdo it.

Write neutrally

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Fin

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