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EKG is acceptable on second reference for electrocardiogram.

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Use care in deciding whether reform is the appropriate word or whether a more neutral term is better. (2/2)

The word reform is not synonymous with change. It generally implies faults or shortcomings in the subject at hand. (1/2)

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Use ensure to mean guarantee; insure for references to insurance; assure to mean to make sure or give confidence.

Reluctant means unwilling to act: He is reluctant to quit his job. Reticent means unwilling to speak: Her husband is reticent.

Use a comma to introduce a one-sentence quotation: He said, "Golf is fun." Use a colon to introduce quotations of more than one sentence.

Drunk is the spelling of the adjective used after a form of the verb "to be": He was drunk. Drunken is used before nouns: a drunken driver.

Use the word "illegal" only to mean a violation of the law -- not a violation of a contract or rule.

Inauguration Day is capitalized but inaugural address is not. More guidance for Donald Trump's swearing-in: http://apne.ws/2iE5FcA 

We had a typo in our tweet sharing our topical style guide for the inauguration. We will delete that and send a revised version.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday, is on the third Monday in January. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929.

Writers or speakers imply in the words they use. A listener or reader infers something from the words.

The new entry for gentile: Generally, any person not Jewish; often, specifically a Christian. (2/2)

We have updated our entry for gentile, which Mormons no longer use to describe non-Mormons. Thanks to our followers who noted this. (1/2)

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