Tricky words for writing measurements and for writing about data-processing

• Write gram, kilogram  AVOID:  gramme, kilogramme
• However, use tonne but AVOID:  ton (‘ton’ refers to the non-metric measure).
• Write metre for the unit of length, meter for measuring instruments. EXAMPLE: the gas meter was one metre tall

Forms of the words 'input' and 'output'
These words do not take a different past tense or participle form 

• AVOID: inpu[t]ted and output[t]ed.]

Use instead input and output:

• EXAMPLE: 70,000 items of data were input last month.

However, note the verb to format, which takes the forms formatted and formatting.

• EXAMPLE: Last month they formatted their texts using the APA Style Guide.  We like formatting. 

European Commission English Style Guide - A handbook for authors and translators in the European Commission Eighth edition: January 2016. Last updated: July 2023 "[PDF File]" https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/2023-07/styleguide_english_dgt_en.pdf

University of Oxford Style Guide. "[PDF File]" Retrieved from https://www.ox.ac.uk/public-affairs/style-guide?wssl=