•Between adjectives whose order can be swapped (“He was a kind, generous man”).

There are things that we, as a society, would be remiss not to be sticklers about: inclusive language that shows respect for and validation of the people who inhabit this world, and information that’s presented accurately and clearly

1Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2Never use a long word where a short one will do. 3If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. 4Never use the passive where you can use the active. 5Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an

•Proper nouns ending in s that make a z sound, e.g., BuzzFeed News’ [a

•Do not use an apostrophe when a word is primarily descriptive rather than possessive: e.g., homeowners association, kids department, teachers college, writers room. [The word is acting more like an adjective than a possessive noun.]

As for oz? That one comes from the Medieval Italians’ word for ounce: onza.

Repeat after me: If we speak that way, it’s okay to write that way.

a person who transitions to become female is a transgender woman, whereas a person who transitions to become male is a transgender man.

The BuzzFeed Style Guide advises that individual Tumblr blog names should be capitalized and set in roman type,