Very-high-energy LHC

capitalise Vice-Chair when referring to a specific individual

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Very Large Telescope

Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier

A fundamental particle and a carrier of the electroweak force. There are two separate W bosons, W+ and W- , which have opposite electric charges.

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This is quite easy, really: "that" defines, "which" gives extra information (often in a clause enclosed by commas):

This is the house that Jack built; but this house, which John built, is falling down.
The Guardian, which I read every day, is the paper that I admire above all others.
I am very proud of the sunflowers that I grew from seed (some of the sunflowers);
I am very proud of the sunflowers, which I grew from seed (all the sunflowers).

While in normal circumstances 'who' is used to refer only to people and 'which' or 'that' to refer to things, on the home.cern website we try to refer to departments and organisations (since they are made up of people) as 'who'.

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The following is a list of the web editor's pet peeves. It is intended to make writers think more about simple use of English, and for editors to cut jargon where possible and avoid overusing clichés. We encourage you to avoid these words, except in direct quotes.

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Access (as a verb)

And/or (Logic gates do not belong in prose)

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