When writing in inverted pyramid style, the most important information goes here.
What is at the beginning?
100
When writing quotes, default to this verb instead of "noted," "explained," "quipped."
What is “said” (or “says”)?
100
a: Advance registration begins February 29.
b: Advanced registration begins February 29.
What is a?
100
Thanks to proportional fonts here in the computer age, we use this many spaces between sentences.
What is one? (And only one! One, I tell you!)
200
Our friends in Corp Comm don't use this before the last item in a list. But we do.
What is the serial comma?
200
This word for the “series of tubes” should be capitalized.
What is “Internet”?
200
a: I want to go somewhere for a burger, e.g., Cloo's.
b: I want to go somewhere for a burger, i.e., Cloo's.
What is a?
200
You would write that a conference began at nine in the morning this way.
What is “9 a.m.”?
300
PHP and GNU are examples of this type of acronym.
What is recursive?
300
In most cases, the word “utilize” could be replaced with this simpler word.
What is “use” ?
300
a: Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a robust widely-used operating system.
b: Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a robust, widely used operating system.
What is b?
300
An em-dash should have this many spaces on either side.
What is none?
400
This is the Latin for the NC motto we also espouse, “To be rather than to seem.”
What is “Esse quam videri”?
400
To hyphenate, or not to hyphenate? That is the question. This is the answer when it comes to “open source software.”
What is no?
400
a: I really like shoes which are expensive.
b: I really like shoes that are expensive.
What is b?
400
Spaces are used around this punctuation mark only if the items it is separating have spaces themselves.
What is a slash? (Examples: I/O device, Georgia/Florida border, New Zealand / Saudi Arabia treaty)
500
I am the famous Hollywood actor who “speaks” for Red Hat. (It is my tone and voice that we try to imitate.)
Who is Kevin Spacey?
500
When referring to Red Hat in the third person, don't use the plural word "they," but use this singular pronoun instead.
What is "It"?
500
a: The Elvis sandwich is composed of peanut butter, bananas, and bacon.
b: The UN Security Council comprises 15 member nations.
c: This beer is comprised of malted barley, brewer's yeast, and hops.
What are a and b?
500
This physical constant is 299,792,458 meters per second and is represented by the letter c in formulas.
What is the speed of light? (Sorry--we ran out of questions about spaces and moved on to space.)