A leading national daily publication instructs its writers to write "president" in lowercase while referring to the president of any country
The newspaper's style guide, however, asks the writers to write "president" in uppercase while referring to a particular individual, such as "President Mukherjee." The aim of this instruction is to reduce confusion among its readers and to
a) promote consistency among its writers.
b) limit creativity of its writers.
c) promote the daily's unique identity.
d) weed out poor writers.
ANS: a
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