associationFOCUS | Volume 8, Issue 2

We realize that not everyone gets as excited over words and their usage as we do. Yes, we geek-out over words, some of us here, more than others. Our goal is to have the association magazines we publish be worthy of the time our clients’ members spend reading them (which is about 47 minutes per magazine) and be worthy of the social media shares that our magazine websites encourage. With the current state of affairs, our clients’ magazines are one of the few tactile things many members see. Magazines tend to have the reader - ship they deserve, so quality of text and content is top of mind for us. distance learning (n., adj.) Schools are turning to distance learning. He is taking a distance learning class. home schooling (n.) home-schooler (n.) home-school (v.) home-schooled (adj.) Note the hyphenation isolation, self-isolation, quarantine In common usage during the pandemic, the terms isolation and quarantine generally are being used interchangeably. The CDC makes this distinction: Isolation is separating sick people from healthy people to prevent the spread of disease. For example, people believed to have COVID-19 or to have been exposed to the coronavirus are put in isolation in hospitals or are asked to practice self-isolation. Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick. Webster’s New World College Dictionary includes a broader use among its definitions of quarantine: any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, etc. from spreading. videoconference, videoconferencing; video chat Similar styling applies with teleconference, teleconferencing doxing (v) The malicious publication of information such as home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. The information contained in each has a small crossover aspect; but, in general, each is a special - ized reference work for its intended profession. The Chicago Manual of Style is the guide for authors, editors, and publishers of books, period- icals, and journals. The AP Stylebook is the prime reference for those in the news and public rela- tions fields. So, since we’re primarily publishing magazines, should we lean towards Chicago? We could. But, the AP Stylebook concerns itself with a much smaller group of writers: those who produce newspaper or magazine copy and the writers concerned with public relations and informational news releases. With that in mind, here’s the AP Stylebook’s take on our current-event reality, which has taken on a language of its own: association FOCUS | 21