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Telegraph style book: Gg

G Gaddafi Gandhi gale: The wind must reach 39 mph to qualify. Avoid 'gale-force winds'. Strong gales begin at 47 mph, storms at 64 mph and hurricanes at 73 mph garda: Irish police. Just say police unless quoting an official spokesman Gauloises Le Gavroche: Not La gay: Not homosexual. 'Openly gay' is banned unless in a historical context (the first openly gay MP). Gay is an adjective, not a noun – two gay men gelatin: No final e Geldof, Bob: Is an honorary knight so should not be called 'Sir' general election: Lower case General Synod: Upper case Gentleman's Relish genuine: Do not overuse this already rather exhausted word Georgian: George I came to the throne in 1714, George IV died in 1830 Generation X: People born 1965-1980 Generation Z: People born 1995-c.2010 Gielgud, Sir John gilets jaunes gypsy: Not gipsy glasnost GM food: At second reference for genetically modified food GNP: Gross national product at first mention, then GNP, but always explain gobbledegook Goldsmiths College: No apostrophe goodness sake or goodness' sake: Are both correct Gore-Tex gotten: Is rotten and banned (unless a direct quote). 'Get' and 'got' are also inelegant and should be rewritten governor: lower case for US state governors. Avoid references to gubernatorial elections, say election for governor instead governors-general: In the plural Graceland graffiti graft: Means hard work, not fraud grams: Not grammes Grand Prix: The plural is Grands Prix Grand Slam: Capped up Great Britain: See United Kingdom the green belt: l/c and with a space greenhouse gases, greenhouse effect Grossman, Loyd GSK: Formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline guerrilla gunwale: No h guillotine motion: Explain that it limits debate Guildhall (in London) not the Guildhall The Gulf: not Iranian, Persian or Arabian Gulf guns: Not weapons or firearms. In a military context, guns are artillery Guns N' Roses: Only one apostrophe Gurkha Guy's and St Thomas': Hospital trust and hospitals