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House style
A–Z of CIPD house style
House style
Overview
A–Z of CIPD house style
A–Z of CIPD terms
Grammar and punctuation
Tone and style
Plain English guidelines
Writing for the web
Simple grammar guide
Grammar rules
Commonly misspelled words
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abbreviations
active voice
address
adjectives
adverbs
apostrophes
a–z of CIPD terms
B
bullets
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C
capitals
CIPD address
CIPD membership grades
CIPD terms
commonly misspelled words
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D
dates and times
designatory letters
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E
en dashes
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G
grammar and punctuation
grammar guide
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H
headings
hyphens
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I
initial capitals
international telephone numbers
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L
lists
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M
Membership grades (how to refer to them)
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N
nouns
numbers
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P
passive voice
Plain English
pronouns
punctuation and grammar
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Q
quotation marks
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R
references
referencing areas of the website
referencing publications
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S
spelling
style
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T
telephone numbers
titles
times
tone
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V
verbs
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W
web addresses
words to avoid
writing for the web
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