Unsure of where, to put, the comma?

Wondering how to use the term prime minister in a sentence ? (according to the Guardian style sheet, we should “write Gordon Brown, the prime minister, said … ” not “prime minister Gordon Brown said”; never use the American English style “prime minister Brown”).

For those seeking to deliver their content clearly and correctly, there are guidelines available, and examples of larger style guides that can be a starting point in creating your organisation’s own style checklists:

The Elements of Style: William Strunk’s overview of plain English style and rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

BBC News Style Guide (PDF, 276KB)

Guardian Style Guide – the newspaper’s relatively long A-Z of style.

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