The Wall Street Journal Guide to Business Style and Usage by Paul R. Martin

Author:Paul R. Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2002-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Jj

Jacuzzi

It is a trade name for a whirlpool bath or spa.

jail

The word isn’t interchangeable with prison.

See prison, jail, penitentiary.

Jamaica rum

Not Jamaican rum.

January

See months.

Japan Airlines

JAL is acceptable in second reference.

Japan Current

It is warm current flowing from the Philippine Sea east of Taiwan and northeast past Japan.

Java

The high-level computer programming language, suitable for use on the Web, was developed by Sun Microsystems Inc.

Jaycees

It is the official name of the former Junior Chamber of Commerce. The U.S. Jaycees, the parent domestic organization, is affiliated with the world-wide body, the Jaycees International.

J.C. Penney Co.

The retailer is based in Dallas.

jeep, Jeep

Lowercase the military vehicle.

Capitalize references to the trademarked four-wheel-drive civilian vehicle.

Jehovah’s Witnesses

The denomination was founded in Pittsburgh in 1872 by Charles Taze Russell. Witnesses have no formal titles but these levels of ministry: publishers (members who do evangelical work), regular pioneers (who devote more time to evangelism) and special pioneers (full-time workers).

jell

As a verb meaning solidify, it is preferred over gel.

Jell-O

It is a trademark for a brand of gelatin dessert.

jerry-built

It means built cheaply or shoddily, from poor materials. Don’t confuse it with jury-rigged, which means intended for temporary or emergency use.

Jersey

It is an island in the English Channel. Don’t use it as a short form for New Jersey, except in quotations.

Jerusalem

It stands alone in datelines.

Jesus

Christianity’s central figure is called Jesus or Jesus Christ or Christ by followers. Use lowercase personal pronouns to refer to him.

jet, jetliner, jet plane

See aircraft terms.

Jew

Bcause a Jew is sometimes considered pejorative when applied to an individual, say instead that he or she is Jewish. Don’t use Jewess.

Jewish congregations

Each Jewish synagogue or temple is autonomous, with no hierarchies to control its activities. In the U.S., the Synagogue Council of America in New York coordinates the activities and interrelations of the three basic expressions of Judaism:

Orthodox Judaism. Its national bodies are the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America.

Conservative Judaism. Its national bodies are the United Synagogue of America and the Rabbinical Assembly.

Reform Judaism. Its national bodies are the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

TITLES: The only formal titles in the U.S. are rabbi, for the spiritual leader of a congregation, and cantor, for the individual who leads the congregation in song. Use the titles on each reference: Rabbi Jeffrey Beller of Congregation Beth Shalom, Rabbi Beller, the rabbi, the spiritual leader of the congregation. Cantor Roberta Gardner, Cantor Gardner, the cantor.

Chief rabbi and grand rabbi are used in some countries for the national leaders. Capitalize them when they are used as titles immediately before a name. See religious titles.

See religious titles.

Jewish holy days

See separate listings for Hanukkah, Passover, Purim, Rosh Hashana, Sukkot and Yom Kippur.

The High Holy Days are Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

jibe, gibe

See gibe, jibe.

Jidda

Use this spelling for the Saudi Arabian port city.

jihad

It is a Muslim holy war.

Jockey shorts

Jockey is a trademark.

John F. Kennedy Space Center

Situated at Cape Canaveral, Fla., it is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s principal launch site. Kennedy Space Center is acceptable in all references.

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