L - Editorial Style Guide

Feb 17 2010

L  

Lady: Use woman unless in a title

Lamppost: One word and two ps

Land Rover: Two words, capped, also Range Rover, Land Cruiser

Land’s End

Lasso: Spelling

Lay-by: Hyphenated

Layout

leap year

Learnt: Use learned

Led: The past participle of lead, as in ‘Sir Percy led an all-party group’

Letters: Can be a legal minefield. Writers are free to air their views on any subjects but we must be alert to possible libellous statements. Look out for fake surnames and verify addresses. If in doubt don’t use them

Leukaemia: Note spelling

Liaison: Note spelling

Lib-Dems

  Licence: (noun) License (verb), so, driving licence, drinks licence, off-licence, licensing magistrates but licensee A licence is issued by a licensing committee, and the property is then licensed.

Lift-off: Hyphenate

Lightening: Means to make lighter

Lightning is what you get in a storm

Likeable: Note spelling

Line-up: Is the noun, to line up (verb)

Lloyds: The bank, Lloyd’s the underwriters

Loath: Means reluctant, loathe means detest   Local, locals: All our stories are local. Use only if essential to the meaning.  

Long-term: Hyphen, as short-term   Long-haul: Hyphen  

Lose: Means to be deprived of, loose is the opposite of tight

Lottery: National Lottery cap up and Lotto, but lower case if used generally, as in life’s a lottery

Lovable: Note no e

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