Last week the AP Styleguide became the subject of ridicule for suggesting how we should refer to people and missing the mark by a country mile.
The tweet in question read: "We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanising 'the' labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated.
"Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant."
