Posted By:
Chris Long
Posted On:
Monday, October 18th, 2004
For wordsmiths who may want to broaden their cultural and linguistic horizons, the style guide used by British Broadcasting Corporation writers, producers, reporters and newsreaders (as the British refer to anchorpeople) should prove to be both useful and entertaining. The BBC's Style Guide training and development page at http://www.bbctraining.com/styleguide.asp features several interesting style-related articles, e.g. Cliches and Journalese.