Grammar

“a colon means ‘that is to say’ or ‘here’s what I mean.’”

The BuzzFeed Style Guide advises capitalizing only the first letter of words in trademarked product and brand names, unless that name is made of initials (e.g., AT&T, but Ikea, Lego, Nike

•Bantu names (East/Southern Africa) typically place the family name first and given name second.

•North Korean names are usually written as three separate words, family name first (e.g., Kim Jong Un). South Korean names are typically two names: family name first, and given name hyphenated, with a lowercase letter after the hyphen

Generally, -sized is used to comparatively describe the size of something (e.g., a nickel-sized spider would describe a spider roughly the size of a nickel) and -size to indicate something’s function or utility (e.g., child-size furniture describes furniture meant for the use of children,

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

A collective noun, to be clear, is a noun that refers to something comprising a number of people or things—like the words family, group, duo, and team. Typically the verb that follows can be either singular or plural in form, depending on whether the individuals who make up the collective noun are acting together or separately.

As a stand-in for the word to, to signify a time range, as in March 2010–April 2017, or direction, as in the Chicago–Miami flight

•In Icelandic names, siblings have different surnames—typically patronymic, with a person’s name rooted in the given name of their father.