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--- lgp_editorial:format_guide [2008-02-26 14:21] – suggestions on formatting import-ready docs which may or may not be convenient for nik alkan
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 == style/formatting guidelines ==
-  * “double” + “smart/real” first-level quotes
+having become aware of a tendency to favour what turns out to be american english style options in many cases (despite best intentions), i am revising my outlook, which will consequently be reflected in some editorial suggestions concerning style matters herewith.
-  * //italics// for foreign words not in dictionary (standard practice)
+ --- //[[alkan.chipperfield@gmail.com|Alkan Chipperfield]] 2008/02/29 08:55//
-  * numbers generally spelt out when the numerical data is not the focus, except for dates and other exceptions
-  * punctuation inside the "quotes," not "outside". (choosing the aesthetic versus the logical option for punctuation)
+following are some key texts which constitute signposts for any such judgements, and rationales for editorial dictatorship.
-  * citation styles - to be finalised………
+  * Ritter, R. M. 2002. //The Oxford Guide to Style.// Oxford University Press.
+  * Swan, Michael. 1980. //Practical English Usage.// Oxford University Press.
+  * Strunk, William Jr. and E.B. White. 2000. //The Elements of Style.// 4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
+  * Gowers, Ernest and Bruce Fraser. 1979. //The Complete Plain Words.// Harmondsworth: Penguin.
+  * Angus, Joseph. 1862. //Hand-Book of the English Tongue: For the Use of Students and Others.// London: The Religious Tract Society. ;-)
+recognising that language is rarely amenable to totalitarianism, however, the following details exceptions, special cases, and matters to which particular attention may need to be drawn.
+  * citation style to be confirmed