Hvis nu man er nørd nok så kender man til begrebet en style guide, eller på dansk en stilmanual (tak til @palnatoke for oversættelsen).

Hvis man derimod har et liv så kommer her en forklaring på begrebet. En style guide er kort fortalt en vejledning i at skrive korrekt, en af de mest udbredte af slagsen er The Associated Press Stylebook.

Og hvorfor skal du så høre om den når overskriften lover sjov?
Fordi at APs stylebook er på twitter, her kan man følge den og løbende få gode og aktuelle råd om at formulere sig på skrift.

Og ikke nok med det, men den virkelige pointe her er at der også er nogen der har lavet en fake AP stylebook på twitter hvor man kan få meget useriøse men af og til hysterisk morsomme og aktuelle råd om at formulere sig på skrift.
Jeg har her samlet en stribe guldkorn fra FakeAPStylebook om forskellige begreber og deres korrekte anvendelse.

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• When it is raining put a circumflex above all vowels to prêvênt thêm frôm gêttîng wêt.

• Always capitalize Satan. You don’t want to get dead goats from those people.

• When interviewing Satan remember that he is the Prince of Lies and will tell you his name is actually “Heywood Jablomi.”
• Use “risque” to describe sexually titillating activity that takes place in active volcanoes or on rickety bridges.
• If your anonymous source is the rock star Prince, change “2″ to “to” and “U” to “you” when quoting him.
• Note to film reviewers: The studio’s PR people may call it “squeakquel” but you were raised better than that.
• “Twilight Mom” – a woman above age forty who masturbates to descriptions of teenagers not having sex.
• “Tragic” should be reserved for something unexpectedly horrifying, like your mom.
• When a source is reluctant to go on record, suggest CD or cassette tape as alternatives. Do not offer eight-tracks.
• Lap top: where Candi charges you $50 to do a dance. Laptop: where you can see the same thing for free.
• The year 2010 is pronounced “11111011010,” but for less formal situations “MMX”
• Putting a lowercase “i” in front of capitalized words in stories about Apple is iDiotic.
• While a colorful detail, revealing a politician’s World of Warcraft server adds little to an article.
• drag race – a competition in which drivers dress up their cars in pink and lace to see which is the prettiest.
• Avoid reader confusion about whether Africa is a country or a continent by never writing about it.
• “Santa Claus” on first reference, “Dad’s credit card” when the kids are out of the room.
• References to online retailer Amazon.com should always include “.com” even though they actually make money.
• I before E except after midnight, or the word will turn into a gremlin.
• Don’t overuse commas. Think of the poor children who have to go to bed each night without any.
• Answer rhetorical questions. They act like they don’t need one, but deep down, they do.
• Opinion pages have that name for a reason. Please ensure no facts appear in yours.

Kig forbi @fakeAPStylebook for mange flere og endnu sjovere indlæg om forkert sprogbrug. Og så vil jeg selvfølgelig også gerne opfordre til at du følger popcore.dk på twitter for opdateringer om flere historier som denne.