Changes between Version 45 and Version 46 of EnglishStyleGuide

Timestamp:

Jan 14, 2019, 2:51:01 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Nescio

Comment:

parenthetical remarks

EnglishStyleGuide

@@ -163 +163 @@
 === Capitalization
 Use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Title_case title case] for:
-- Button captions
-- Entity names (including generic names of phases, structures, technologies, and units)
-- Key names
-- Proper names
+* Button captions
+* Entity names (including generic names of phases, structures, technologies, and units)
+* Key names
+* Proper names
 
 Never use full capitalization.
@@ -179 +179 @@
 * Only use one space, not two, after a full stop to end a sentence.
 * Do not use spaces before “large” characters (e.g. ?, !, :, %).
-* For parenthetical remarks, parentheses (which have spaces on the outside, but not on the inside) are the default, en-dashes – which have spaces both inside and outside – can also be used occassionally if it looks better; the usage of em-dashes—which have spaces neither inside nor outside—is better avoided.
+* There are three options for parenthetical remarks: 
+  * parentheses (which have spaces on the outside, but not on the inside) are preferred;
+  * en-dashes – which have spaces both inside and outside – can also be used occassionally if it looks better; 
+  * em-dashes—which have spaces neither inside nor outside—are better avoided.
 * Use “English-style” quotation marks, not «French-style» or „German-style“ (nor the other »German-style«).