User:Reyk/StyleGuide

an h... If, and only if, the H is silent should it be prefaced with "an". We say someone is an honourable citizen. Nobody would say that an horse is wearing an hat unless the H is silent in their regional accent and, even then, they would not write it that way, so it is puzzling that so many people wrongly write things like "an historic event".

as such- don't use it to mean "therefore".

commas- the Oxford comma is better.

gif is pronounced with a hard 'g'. GIF stands for "graphics interchange format", so unless you pronounce the word graphics as "juh-raffics" you should not pronounce gif as "jiff".

however- think about whether you really need to use it. If the answer is yes, think again.

It should be noted that...- Always omit this. Just note what you want to note.

lead is the correct spelling for the first paragraph or section of a Wikipedia article. "Lede" is wrong.

prepositions at the end of sentences should be avoided if possible, but not if it means twisting your prose into knots.

runners-up is the correct plural of "runner-up". "Runner-ups" is wrong.

singular they. There is nothing wrong with the singular "they". It is less windy than "he or she", less pretentious than "one", and less atrocious than newly-invented gender neutral pronouns like "xe" or "sie".

split infinitives. Nobody cares.

while. Don't use "while" as a synonym for "although".

winningest is not a word. Don't use it.

would go on to... This is a cringeworthy affectation common in sports articles. Don't write that Smith "would go on to score the winning goal", just write that he scored it.