Travel agencies also make good use of this hit and launch tours to visit Rubber Duck. People from different countries such as Taiwan and Russia come to visit this giant duck. But will this hit last long? Yesterday, the host of Harbor City announced that Rubber Duck needs to take a rest and has not confirmed when will Rubber Duck come back. Rubber Duck turned to a floating fried egg and went to have a body-check. The public is disappointed and hoping it will get well soon. Everyone knows Hong Kong is a very busy city.
Rubber Duck comes at a right time when Hong Kong people are facing problems such as grabbing milk powders and gold, and the dock strikes. Rubber Duck brings joy to the public. Happiness is very simple.
Whatever painstaking artwork, how high price and hard to find, nor the charm of Rubber Duck. Because it is loaded with the collective memory of different years. Many people had a happy hour in the same bath with rubber duck. In these stressful years, Rubber Duck is definitely a blissful duck, who does not welcome him? Writing a tragic story is always not easy for journalists. When it comes to breaking news, like the wall collapse tragedy on Swanston Street , reporters need to go to the scene immediately and get as many facts as they can.
Interview the rescuers and witnesses and take pictures of the scene are essential tasks. Once reporters get all the reporting materials, there is still a lot of works to do to put the stories together. Different newspapers take different approaches to report a story.
The Herald Sun is the newspaper in Australia which comprises the most pictures. When it reported on the wall collapse in Melbourne , it covered the story more than The Age and The Australian. Reporters used clear, simple and pertinent words to cover the story. The Herald Sun covered not only how this tragedy happened but also published pages about the victims and family and friends of victims. Compared to other publications, Herald Sun has more pictures of the story although most of them were obtained from witnesses or Twitter.
All images are positive rather than horrible and gory. Reporters also sought current photos of the victims. Also reported were acts of kindness by those who helped to rescue. There are also follow-ups to this story. The Age also covered more angles of the wall collapse tragedy and let the public understand the event and issues.
And how? Although The Age did not have many pictures for this story, the images used are positive and via Twitter.
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Avoid this term outside of direct quotes. For stories where its use is integral, clarify what is meant with a definition or examples.
In adjectival senses, broadly interchangeable: an alternate solution , alternate source of revenue. Inhabitants of both North and South America can theoretically be referred to as Americans , although the term is most often used in reference to citizens of the United States. Canadians should be referred to as Canadians.
If you are referring just to the United States of America make sure, specify that in first reference. Both terms are in use to describe Americans of Indigenous background. Prefer Native Americans for generic or collective reference; where possible, be specific for individuals. Usage depends on the number of people or things you are referring to. The rule often stated is that amount refers to volume, and number to quantities: a number of cows produced an amount of gas.
Like many such rules, it has no basis in usage or English grammar; its origin is likely personal preference. There is substantial evidence over time, from spontaneous speech to edited prose, that amount can be used with plural count nouns when the count noun is being conceived of as an aggregate: the amount of resources , a large amount of drugs.
As a job description, it can be ambiguous. Generally, animals take the pronoun it over she or he. Generic animal names only take a capital when they contain proper nouns: Tasmanian devils, yellow-footed rock wallaby. Two tendencies infuriate pedants and are best avoided.
The first is the use of anniversary to mark spans of weeks or months: six month anniversary , twelve month anniversary. The second is using the word with year , as in one year anniversary. This is tautological. Use first anniversary instead. Take care with such descriptors: community attitudes to vaccination are varied, outright rejection is generally a minority view.
Many language critics hold that anticipate should not be used where expect is intended: COAG leaders anticipate long day. This is assuredly the etymological fallacy at work. Words can have more than one meaning at a time, and can shed or grow meanings with the passage of time. Probably the most that can be said here is that anticipate should not be used for expect in the rare case where the difference would be material.
Take the following headline: Police anticipate bikie violence. For general use: Anzac Day celebrations , Anzac biscuits , the Anzac spirit. When Arab modifies nouns, it generally refers to social or political constructs: Arab governments, Arab women, Arab leaders. Arabic, as a modifier, refers to specifically to the language: Arabic speakers , Arabic script, Arabic schools. A final point: Arab poetry would most likely be read as referring to poetic works written by Arab people that is, not necessarily in Arabic.
While a common descriptor for Israeli citizens of Arab ethnicity, it is not universally adopted. Many object to this term, preferring alternatives: Palestinian citizen of Israel , Palestinian-Israeli , Israeli , etc.
Where possible, confirm with your talent. No need to spell out the acronym, but say ARIA Awards in the first reference in the story note: you need to cap Awards.
Take care applying these terms to bushfires. In Australian law, arson often has a specific legal meaning implying intention, recklessness, or property damage. Most jurisdictions have a separate crime for bushfire offences, which include unintentional lighting of fires. Avoid the salacious firebug, pyro. No italics or quotes for book titles, film titles, play titles, poem titles, etc.
Articles the, a and shorter conjunctions or prepositions on, and are usually not capped: Lord of the Rings. Be specific where possible when describing individuals: Tawainese Australian , Filipino Australian , Vietnamese Australian , etc. An asteroid is any rocky body, usually orbiting the Sun. Political and religious leaders, or the similarly conspicuous, are assassinated.
The rest of us, sadly, are murdered. Use asylum seeker to describe people who arrive in Australia including Australian waters without travel documents, claiming or apparently claiming refugee status.
If authorities recognise a valid claim for protection, such people could be referred to as refugees. Avoid inaccurate modifiers with the term asylum seeker , e.
Under international law, anyone can apply for asylum. Not just a fancy synonym for obtain, this word implies the reach or achievement of something by continued effort. The object is normally something immaterial, such as goals, ambitions or a position.
Obtain means to get or acquire something — usually something tangible, often as a result of effort or a request. A variety of terms exist to describe people on the autism spectrum. These include, but are not limited to: being autistic , being a person with autism , having an autism spectrum disorder , or being on the autism spectrum.
Considerable disagreement exists as to which term is preferred. Not interchangeable with normal , as in: the average of a four-year-old is centimetres. An Iranian term for a Muslim teacher and lawyer who has great spiritual authority in a Shiite Muslim community. The Supreme Leader of Iran has the title Ayatollah.
The term is not used in Sunni Islam. Not interchangeable in emergency situations. Burning off sometimes referred to as controlled burning is the clearing of land before fire season by the use of fire. Backburning is a method of fire control, where an area in the path of an approaching fire is burned into or against the wind. Some commentators rail against the use of backflip to mean a political reversal. Despite their chagrin, this sense is established in Australian English dictionaries and attested in edited newspaper sources as far back as the s.
Police call for backup noun but you back up verb to a door, or back up verb your files. Bacteria is plural of bacterium. Never write the bacteria is. Bacilli is plural. Cap Awards. The latter is the verb: somehow we are always ready to bail out farmers when they strike drought.
Cap the definite article if part of the name: The Beatles, The Who. Lower case if not: the Rolling Stones. Not all bands take the definite article: Arctic Monkeys, Talking Heads. Always check. Generally, bands are plural entities.
So, Talking Heads were rubbish last night , not Talking Heads was rubbish. No capitals and no hyphen in generic reference. In reference to the specific product: Band-Aid. In reference to the musical fundraising event, two separate words, capitalised: Band Aid. Figurative use is fine: search histories can be used as a barometer of social awareness. But avoid using in place of a word like indicator , as in: historical dramas are a barometer of how an audience perceives the past.
A parachute jump from a structure such as a tall building, bridge, etc, as opposed to a jump from an aeroplane. This phrase comes to English from a reportedly quite bad translation of the Latin term petitio principii , referring to a specific type of circular reasoning, where the premise of an argument assumes its conclusion.
Nowadays, beg the question is commonly used in a more literal sense: The closure of [the Hazelwood power plant] begs the question: what will replace it?
Both meanings are now considered acceptable, so take care not to confuse when using the term. In some contexts, behead can be more appropriate than a word than decapitate. It refers to a deliberate action; decapitation can be accidental or have a non-human agent. Not bellweather.
Means a leader of opinion literally a castrated ram with a bell around its neck, used to lead a flock of sheep. You asked! One word, whether used as a noun or an adjective: the backbench, backbench colleagues.
Also frontbench , frontbencher. Better is the comparative of good , and best is the superlative. Never double the comparative — e. Capitalised when referring to one with the Old and New Testaments. Written like this: Mark , John —4 , Psalms —2. Note the use of the en rule not a hyphen. Means one thousand million, not one million million.
When reading for broadcast, make sure to emphasise the b to distinguish billion from million. In the Australian context, black is primarily an in-group term; be wary of its use outside quotes. The term can refer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or to diaspora groups.
In international use it often, though not exclusively, refers to African Americans. See further at African American. Capitalised and respelled variants are in increasing in-group use: Black , blak. These variants are tied to specific ideas of empowerment and reclamation, and should be respected where appropriate e.
Umbrella acronyms e. Means showing the way for others who come after you. So blazing a new trail is a tautology. If used as a noun form — a blonde , say — then blonde is generally used in English to describe women, and blond to describe men. But blond adjective for generic or inanimate use. Hyphenated form is standard as an attributive for a safe political seat, or a mark of excellence: the blue-ribbon Liberal electorate of Warringah , Dangerfield and Selwood are blue-ribbon midfielders.
An alternative spelling, blue riband , is something of an archaism. The words are not easily defined, but generally ships are large and ocean-going, and anything that is not ocean-going and has an outboard motor or oars is a boat. Never use vessel in broadcast language. Avoid outside of quotes. See entries at asylum seeker , illegal immigrant. Often referred to as the Booker. Capitalise and use the full name in the first reference.
In subsequent reference, the Booker Prize or the prize. Both are forms of the verb to bear. Use the former for passive past tense descriptions of birth: I was born in Queensland.
Otherwise, use the latter form: she had borne a child to him , the plan was was borne out of desperation. Use to refer to two things, not three or more: Last year the leaders of both Germany and Britain declared their multicultural policies had been a failure.
Adjectival form: botoxed. No capital required if referring to the cattle breed. But capitalised in reference to the concept in Hinduism. Capital and different spelling for the Hindu priest caste: Brahmin. A breach of protocol, the flood levee has been breached, but the baby is in breech position, and the doctor was wearing breeches. Take care to distinguish between the past tense of bring brought , and the past tense of buy bought : the astronauts were brought back from space, I bought some apples at the shop.
Not interchangeable, strictly speaking. The United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland. It is commonplace, even in UK sources, to see Britain used as shorthand for the United Kingdom as a whole, but there may be times where distinctions should be made clear. Download speed is generally measured in bits per second, not bytes. Abbreviate megabits per second or gigabits per second as follows: Mbps , Gbps. Avoid megabytes and gigabytes in discussion of download speeds: the difference can be material, as there are eight bits in a byte.
Used in a range of contexts by Indigenous people. In general, the terms refer to transgender Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. Lower case in generic culinary or other reference: choc-chip brownies , brownie points. In a noun sense, generally refers to a woman with brown hair: the brunette in the corner.
A related noun form for men, brunet , is rarely used. Both are fairly reductive and best avoided outside facetious prose. Why not an adjectival form? Brown-haired woman, brown-haired man. Upper case only when writing the full title, or titles of specific documents: Budget , Budget Paper 2. Lower case all other usages, whether generic, plural, or adjectival: the federal budget , successive federal budgets , budgetary measures. When reporting on medical ailments, be wary of referring to viruses and the like as bugs.
The term is imprecise and implies a low-level risk, which may be inappropriate. Often inaccurately used to describe other types of head coverings, such as the niqab. See this ABC explainer for more. A rule of thumb: burned is the more regular past tense verb form, and burnt more regularly appears in phrases burnt out or burnt up.
No hyphen for predicative use of the latter: the bush was burnt out. But hyphenate for adjectival use: a third victim died in a burnt-out home. Though wildfire has a long history of use in Australian sources, the more common usage is bushfire.
For overseas events, use appropriate local terminology: forest fire , wildfire , wildland fire , etc. Use this term with caution: even in its modified forms e. Spell out in first reference, abbreviate thereafter: the Bureau of Meteorology BOM is the first port of call. BOM is fine in headlines. Two words when used as compound verb: the government plans to buy back irrigation licences.
One word for adjective and noun senses: the buyback plan is part of the National Water Plan. Top of Page. Is a type of hidden store: a cache of weapons. C aching is the process of storing data. By some coincidence, a callus is bit of hardened skin.
This word is a direct borrowing from the French and refers to the familiarity felt among camarades. Not to be confused with or pronounced like comrade.
Cleric, decree, principle, body of writings, type of music. A cannon is something you fire. Tent, painting. Cap incumbent elected positions and cabinet ministers in Australia and overseas: the Prime Minister, the Health Minister. Lower case outside of titles: the opposition has campaigned against privatisation. Cap Attorney-General since it is effectively a ministerial title.
Do not cap: secretary-general, auditor-general, solicitor-general. For local government, upper case elected incumbents: Mayor , Lord Mayor , President. Lower case in plural or generic reference. Lower case councillor. Do not use these terms as courtesy titles.
Do not cap personal non-elected titles: manager, director, chief executive, chairman, secretary etc. Capitalise foreign heads of state and ministers. Always cap: the Pope , the Queen. The full names of organisations take upper case on first reference and lower case in subsequent reference: the University of New South Wales , but later the university. Department of Immigration and Border Protection , but later the department.
Lower case for administrations past, present, and generic: the federal government , former Queensland government minister , government policy. Cap government departments on first reference: Treasury officials , the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In subsequent reference: the department. Use upper case for proper names, but not in generic or plural references: the State of Victoria ; state government policies , state land , an independent state. Names that designate a group of nations geographically or politically always take a capital: South-East Asia, Central America, the Balkans.
Sometimes, when descriptive names of this type become semi-official, they then take a capital: Central Australia, Far North Queensland, the Gulf of Carpentaria , the Red Centre. Our style for crediting images is agency, colon, photographer name: Reuters: Adnan Abibi. Generally, write in full and upper case: 34 degrees Celsius. For stories with many temperature references, abbreviate in second and subsequent reference: 34C.
Technically these are not interchangeable terms: cement is an ingredient of concrete, which is a mix of aggregates and paste. Lower case: the fifth century. Spell out centuries under fifth century, but 15th century. Hyphenate for adjectival use: 19th-century passenger ships. Not exactly interchangeable. The above are further grouped under a separate national organisation: the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.
Where material to a story, be sure to note the difference. Avoid these terms where possible. Most Australian legislation uses child exploitation material , child abuse material or similar. Use the compound form for adjectival senses: childcare worker , childcare fees. Keep the separated form for noun senses, or names of government programs: it can be hard to find decent child care , the Child Care Subsidy. Generally, Chinese names consist of a family name and a given name in that order: Li Keqiang.
Family names are generally one syllable, and given names are often two syllables: Xi Jinping. Where possible, check for preference.
It is common for people with Chinese names to adopt Western naming order: Weili Zhang. In medical contexts, not exactly interchangeable with acute or bad. A chronic health condition is one that has continued or lingered. People whose gender identity is in line with their sex assigned at birth. See entry under LGBT. The authority of the person or organisation making a claim that is, something not previously accepted, known or understood , and the nature of the claim, will decide whether we would report it without corroboration.
A claim, therefore, must be attributed. Can also be called the Clem Jones Tunnel. There are no iron-clad rules about whether collective nouns should be matched with singular or plural verbs. Both constructions are acceptable, if they are part of common usage and conversational. But they must never be mixed in the same sentence or story: The team is playing this afternoon. They say the game will be their best test yet. Better to use singular verbs with collective nouns when expressing the sense of a single entity: the government is planning to increase defence spending, Brisbane is unbeaten this season.
This term can elide power dynamics in e. Consider modifying e. When used to indicate combined objects studio-cum-apartment , chef-cum-scientist make sure to hyphenate.
Contrary to popular belief, commercial references are not verboten at the public broadcaster. For more information, consult the relevant editorial policy. Lower case plural or generic reference: countless Senate committees , a committee will be formed. A favourite among politicians and bureaucrats who speak of the wider community , when people would do. Some journalists are inclined to use it to refer to any group of people who share an interest or occupation — as in medical community , aviation community , business community , and chess community.
In most references, doctors , pilots , business people and chess players are better. But compare two different things with the aim of finding similarities: compare her outfit to an unmade bed. Lower case for regions: southern Australia, the south-west, north-east New South Wales, south-east Queensland. When part of the place name, capitalise: East Java, North Sulawesi. Compound adjectives need to be hyphenated, whether in general copy, headlines or captions.
Examples: e ight-hour search, loud-mouthed punter, rose-tinted glasses, middle-aged woman. Saying old growth forest sans hyphen could be interpreted as meaning a growth forest that happens to be old.
Consult a dictionary if unsure. Means to consist of. C omprise of is therefore incorrect and while increasingly heard, will likely attract criticism if used. Make sure you use it correctly. It means to admit as true. Can heart disease be a pleasing thing? Upper case if writing a full title: the Australian Constutition. Lower case at other times.
Continual means continuing on with stops and starts; continuous means going on without stopping. Often the fuller form is clearer. That should be there are new claims. Choose more direct speech, for example, Wind and rain are causing the damage.
In formal news copy, spell out contractions, except in quotes. Usually an unnecessary word in our stories. If you do use it, make clear what the point of controversy is. Upper case only when spelling out the full title: Deputy State Coroner Caitlin English will continue in the role.
Lower case other usages. Do not use as a courtesy title. An information architect is in charge of organizing, structuring and labeling the information on a website, therefore when it comes to their role in the creation go a website it is their responsibility to organize and label information and content, intranets, pages of that site, forums and other online features of the website.
To improve this they could fix the broken link, or remove it. Both sites had very similar layouts to news. Great post Daniel. You probably have the most consistent site in News. Hey Daniel, i also examined msn and found it to be nice but thought aol.
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