From: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
To: Mark Harig <idirectscm@aim.com>
Cc: bug-guile@gnu.org, neil@ossau.uklinux.net
Subject: Re: Typos in the manual
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:14:44 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110215211443.GG24361@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8CD9B68D2F170D1-714-CAC@webmail-d099.sysops.aol.com>
Hello Mark,
* Mark Harig wrote on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 09:48:24PM CET:
> Both "i.e." and "e.g." should always be followed by a comma.
Well. Let me tell you. I've written those kinds of patches before,
adding a comma unconditionally and all. After a few maintainers of
some packages rejected them, I've become less enthused.
Also, while the Chicago Manual of Style recommends it, some other online
grammar sites mention that it is American English style, but British
English would not add a comma afterwards. Yet others do not require it
even in American style.
Cheers,
Ralf (whose first style book is shipping this way right now ... :-)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-15 21:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-02-08 20:25 Typos in the manual Ralf Wildenhues
2011-02-13 0:49 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-13 7:00 ` Ralf Wildenhues
2011-02-13 22:29 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-15 15:48 ` Marijn
2011-02-15 20:21 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-15 23:55 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-16 0:52 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-16 22:37 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-15 23:49 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-15 20:48 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-15 21:14 ` Ralf Wildenhues [this message]
2011-02-15 22:32 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-16 0:14 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-16 2:43 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-16 3:30 ` Francis Southern
2011-02-16 23:46 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-16 3:03 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-16 8:18 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2011-02-17 0:10 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-17 1:21 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-16 21:17 ` Ludovic Courtès
2011-02-17 0:14 ` Neil Jerram
2011-02-17 3:13 ` Mark Harig
2011-02-17 11:33 ` Andy Wingo
2011-02-21 20:23 ` Ludovic Courtès
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2011-02-19 17:40 Bruno Haible
2011-02-19 17:56 ` Ralf Wildenhues
2011-02-24 23:31 ` Ludovic Courtès
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