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=== Format guide === | === Format guide === | ||
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- | aka Foam Publishing(tm) in-house style guidelines | ||
suggestions in consideration of the designer' | suggestions in consideration of the designer' | ||
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* cleaned up as much as possible (whitespace, | * cleaned up as much as possible (whitespace, | ||
* rtf format preserving local formatting only (bold, italics, etc.) | * rtf format preserving local formatting only (bold, italics, etc.) | ||
- | * NOTE: ill have to check up on this, but i think either .txt or .doc are preferable, as indesign (if we are using it) does style, footnote and reference translation from .doc --nik | ||
* and optionally, basic style indications (headings, subheadings, | * and optionally, basic style indications (headings, subheadings, | ||
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== style/ | == style/ | ||
- | following are some key texts which constitute signposts for any judgements | + | having become aware of a tendency to favour what turns out to be american english style options in many cases (despite best intentions), |
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+ | following are some key texts which constitute signposts for any such judgements, and rationales for editorial dictatorship. | ||
* Ritter, R. M. 2002. //The Oxford Guide to Style.// Oxford University Press. | * Ritter, R. M. 2002. //The Oxford Guide to Style.// Oxford University Press. | ||
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* Angus, Joseph. 1862. //Hand-Book of the English Tongue: For the Use of Students and Others.// London: The Religious Tract Society. ;-) | * 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, |
- | === special notes === | ||
* citation style to be confirmed | * citation style to be confirmed |