Glossary - for internal use

Shared transport terms

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peer-to-peer
peer to peer
e-scooter
escooter
e-bike
ebike
car sharing
carsharing, car-sharing
bike share
bikeshare, bike-share
Digital Demand Responsive Transport
digital demand responsive transport, digital demand-responsive transport
micromobility
micro-mobility
ride sharing
ridesharing, ride-sharing
Co Cars, Co Bikes
Co-Cars, Co-Bikes
Co Wheels
Co-Wheels

General terms

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16 January 1980
16th January 1980, 16th January 1980
Dates don't need th, st, or nd next to them, unless mentioned without a month e.g. "I'll be there on the 16th"
the data is, the data was
the data are, the data were
Covid-19
Covid 19, covid-19
1980
Year
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1,980
Number (quantity, cost etc.)
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).
.)
Full stops go after the closing parenthesis
dave@como.org.uk
Dave@como.org.uk
Email addresses should not feature capital letters at all
disabled person, non-disabled person
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research report
The publications we produce
survey
A key component that provides information for the content of the research report - but the reports should not be referred to as surveys or survey results.