Entries - O
obituary |
The headline should be in the format NAME (Birthyear - Deathyear) Joe Bloggs (1933 - 2008) The strapline should contain a description of the person based on highlights from their career: Theorist who revolutionised random-sets algebra and paved the way for supersymmetric theories of time The obituary should be respectful and measured. Do not be defamatory, but equally do not exaggerate the person's contribution. Avoid superlatives. Read more |
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occur, occurring, occurred, occurrence |
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offline |
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offset |
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offshore |
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OK |
Not "okay" Read more |
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old age (noun); old-age (adj.) |
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Ombud |
Capital "O" for CERN's Ombud. Not "Ombuds", "Ombudsman" or even "Ombudsperson". Read more |
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omnidirectional |
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on board (pred.); on-board (adj.) |
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on site (pred.); on-site (adj.) |
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ongoing |
no hyphen, not "on-going" Read more |
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online |
no hyphen, not "on-line" Read more |
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only |
"only" comes after the verb, i.e. ‘not only provided’ should be ‘provided not only’ Read more |
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Open Days |
Capital "O", capital "D". Over 70 000 people visited CERN during the Open Days event this year. Read more |
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openlab |
CERN openlab has a lower case "o". See their website Read more |
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OPERA |
Oscillation Project with Emulsion tRacking Apparatus Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
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optical fibre (noun) |
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organisation, organise |
With an "s". Except when referring to CERN – "The Organization" – which takes a "z" and an upper case "O". (This is because the name was spelled with a "z" in the CERN convention, so the "z" is part of the official name). Remember, follow British English for spelling. Read more |
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OSG |
Open Science Grid Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
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OSQAR |
Optical Search for QED Vacuum Bifringence, Axions and Photon Regeneration (experiment at CERN) Read more |
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out of date (pred.); out-of-date (adj.) |
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overall |
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overestimate |
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overload |
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overvoltage |
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