Telegraph style book: Hh

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hang: People are hanged but pictures are hung
H-bomb: Uses a hyphen, but nuclear weapon is often the better term
Habsburg: Not Hapsburg
hairdryer: Not hairdrier
halal: Permissible under Islamic law
Hallowe'en: With the apostrophe
Hamas: Is a terrorist organisation. Do not call its members 'militants' or similar
Hamleys: No apostrophe
handover: no hyphen
hardliner: Be very selective in its use
hard-pressed: Is becoming clichéd and ubiquitous. Use only if all else fails
hare-brained: Not hair
Haringey: Is a north London borough, one ward of which is Harringay
Harley-Davidson
HarperCollins: One word
Harper's Bazaar
Harpers & Queen
Harrods: No apostrophe
Harvey Nichols
hawks and doves: Use sparingly in descriptions of the relative levels of aggression or conciliation between two factions
head teacher: two words. If a school explicitly calls theirs a headmaster or headmistress use that instead
head-butt: Is tautological. Use butt
healthcare
heartbreak: Tabloid, avoid
heart condition: Avoid. Every heart has some condition
heart failure: Is often a sign of death, not its cause
heart-rending: Not heart-wrenching
Heathcliff
heatwave: Is one word
Hello! The magazine
Helmand
hiccup: Not hiccough
Hi-De-Hi!
High Church
hijab: A covering for the head but not the face. Do not confuse with burka or niqab, which do cover the face
hijack: The seizure of any vehicle - land, sea or air - without lawful reason. The original meaning of criminals stealing from criminals is too restrictive. Skyjacking may still be used
Hindi (language), Hindu (religion), Hindustani was a pidgin Hindi used by British soldiers in India
Hinkley Point C (Hinkley Point is also fine, if there is no chance of confusion with the other stations). Hinckley, Leicestershire
hi-tech
Hezbollah: Not Hizbollah
historic: Important in history 'historic structures in Pompeii; the historic moment when the Berlin Wall fell'
historical: Concerned with history or established by history. 'A historical novel, historical abuse allegations'
hoard: a store of food or treasure:
horde: a multitude
Hobson's Choice: Is not the lesser of two evils. It is not a choice at all
hoi polloi: A way of referring to common people, and an elitist term usually used by people who consider themselves to be above the masses. Hoi is the definite article, so don't say 'the' hoi polloi
hold-up: For delays or crimes, but hold up as a verb
Holiday, Billie
Holland: Use the Netherlands unless talking about that specific region
Holocaust: Cap up when used to describe the Nazi genocide. Lower case in other uses, but ensure you use it legitimately to describe mass destruction
Holy Communion: Takes caps
Holyrood: (One 'L') is the Scottish Parliament; Holyroodhouse the King's residence
homeowner
home town
homeopathy
homogeneous: Having the same constituent elements throughout, used for people, communities etc that have homogeneity. Do not confuse it with: homogenous, which is a form of milk
homosexual: Is outdated as a noun or adjective. Use gay
Hooray Henrys
horrify: Use only literally, and therefore sparingly
Horse Guards Parade
horse riding: Just say 'riding'
horsy
hosepipe
hotspot
housebuilders
Howards End
Howerd, Frankie: late comedian
HRH/HM as the abbreviations for His/Her Royal Highness and His/Her Majesty are styles, not titles
hummus: Is food, humus is compost
Humphrys, John
hyperthermia: Condition of having body-temperature much above normal
hypothermia: Condition of having body-temperature much below normal.