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Language

Everything you need to know about grammar, language and spelling when creating content. This section includes a list of words to watch and words not to use, as well as information about capitalisation and abbreviations.

It also includes our new climate change style guidance, as well as detailed information about how to write about disability, ethnicity and race, and sex, gender and gender identity

If you need further help, or have any questions, you can email content.design@ons.gov.uk  (opens in a new tab) 

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