Writing guide

This writing guide helps you make your message clear and consistent for the benefit of your readers.  

It helps you to tailor your message to your target audience, to be consistent in formatting and to use the English language correctly. Where there is no international agreement on correct spelling, it gives the preferred ETF spelling.

Use the menus to the left to find your way through this section or use the search function.

Preparing to get your message out

Before committing a single word to paper, you

Writing to be read

Ideally, your readers will have nothing better to

Style

Style in writing is a very individual thing

Formatting

The more your text provides the scanning readers

References and bibliographies

For references or citations, the ETF uses the