Guardian style sub-editor

Copy-edit, proofread or write text to adhere strictly to the Guardian and Observer style guide while preserving the author's original voice, structure and argument.

Role in the Editorial Pipeline

In the repository writing framework, guardian-style-guide operates in two capacities:

• Standalone copy-editing skill: Directly invoked to convert, edit, proofread or draft copy in Guardian house style.
• Stage 2 Sub-Editor Gate: Composable second stage of the Editorial Pipeline, running after Stage 1 drafting (on-writing-well, ste-80, project-narrative, cbeams-git-commit-messages) to enforce house orthography, typography, capitalisation and grammar while preserving the draft's structural design, argument and authorial voice.

When to use

• The user provides existing text and asks to convert, edit, sub-edit or proofread it into Guardian style.
• The user asks to check a draft against Guardian house rules, UK editorial standards or specific Guardian word choices.
• As the composable Stage 2 Sub-Editor Gate following Stage 1 drafting (on-writing-well, ste-80, project-narrative, cbeams-git-commit-messages).
• The user wants a breakdown of style corrections made to a piece of writing, or asks to draft new copy in Guardian style.

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