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We have eliminated outdated terms (diskette, DAT).
disabled people not "the disabled": We aim to use positive language about disability, avoiding outdated terms that stereotype or stigmatise.
For example, our style guide entry on disabled people says 'We aim to use positive language about disability, avoiding outdated terms that stereotype or stigmatise.
Sentence: 'That tassel we met at the gallery opening sure looked deck in her cowboy boots.' " And: "fin -- the opposite of deck, similar to outdated terms like 'wack' and 'lame.' Something that is fin is bad or undesirable.
Mr Highfield is also rebranding the BBC's new media operations to get rid of outdated terms such as "online" and "text", although the new brand has yet to be decided.
Do not attempt facetious phonetic renditions such as "oop north", "fooking" and "booger" when interviewing someone from the north, or "dahn sarf" when writing about south London dire straits not straights disabled people not "the disabled" We aim to use positive language about disability, avoiding outdated terms that stereotype or stigmatise.
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