• Rules for How We Use Words at HackerNoon
• We (generally) use American English spelling conventions.
• We (Generally) Capitalize Story Titles.
• We’re aware that English is not everybody’s first language.
• HackerNoon Specific Words

Rules for How We Use Words at HackerNoon

We (generally) use American English spelling conventions.

If you’re from a former English colony that’s not America, that means a ‘Z’ where you think an ‘S’ should go in words like “organization” and “realize”.

It also means there’s no “U” in the word “color”, etc.

We (Generally) Capitalize Story Titles.

E.g.: How To Stay Human in the Digital Era: A Series of Fortunate Tips for Shaping the Next Generation

We’re aware that English is not everybody’s first language.

We serve a global audience, so we're not Grammar Tyrants, as a publication.

Our Editors ask:

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HackerNoon Specific Words