why newspapers no longer hyphenate Americans
No hyphen for Asian American, African American and other dual-heritage terms. When possible, refer to a person’s country of origin or follow the person’s preference. Such as: Filipino American or Indian American. RIP and thank you, Henry Fuhrmann @latimes. https://t.co/AgRGT5oH1W
— APStylebook (@APStylebook) September 15, 2022
see tweeted article, cached*
2022-09-18 / notes
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why newspapers no longer hyphenate Americans / Henry Fuhrmann (!?)
2019 was kind to your humble retired copy chief. My piece on hyphens and identity at @consciousstyles reached the mighty @AP (which cited my argument, in part, while making a welcome style change) and, in turn, to others. As a legacy, “hyphen killer” is not bad. Onward to 2020 … pic.twitter.com/dOQC42jS1I
— Henry Fuhrmann (@hfuhrmann) December 31, 2019
further notes not appended to original on fewer wurdz
“Henry Fuhrmann, who supervises The Times’ copy editors, was chagrined by the repeated error.”
“One aspect of good editing is what I think of as pattern recognition: knowing the quirks of a particular writer, …” Henry Fuhrman, @latimes
— George Atherton (@notrehta) March 14, 2012
— George Atherton (@notrehta) September 18, 2022