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* '''American English over British English.''' | ==Grammar== | ||
In general: | |||
* '''American English''' over British English. | |||
* '''Italicize''' names and shortened names of titles (but not acronyms). | |||
:(''BlazBlue: Central Fiction'' and ''Central Fiction'', but CF) | :(''BlazBlue: Central Fiction'' and ''Central Fiction'', but CF) | ||
* When describing characters, use '''present tense''' for consistency. | |||
* | ** The biography sections use '''past tense'''. | ||
** The biography sections use past tense. | |||
** The appearance/personality/powers sections use present tense. | ** The appearance/personality/powers sections use present tense. | ||
==Punctuation== | ===Punctuation=== | ||
* '''Use the Oxford comma''': in a list with more than three items in it, put a comma before the "and." | * '''Use the Oxford comma''': in a list with more than three items in it, put a comma before the "and." | ||
:("Apples, oranges, and peaches," NOT "Apples, oranges and peaches.") | :("Apples, oranges, and peaches," NOT "Apples, oranges and peaches.") | ||
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* '''Commas, periods, and other punctuation inside quotes, but colons and dashes outside.''' | * '''Commas, periods, and other punctuation inside quotes, but colons and dashes outside.''' | ||
:("Here is a quote." Here is "a list": apples, oranges, and peaches.) | :("Here is a quote." Here is "a list": apples, oranges, and peaches.) | ||
*'''No punctuation marks after an incomplete sentence on a list | *'''No punctuation marks after an incomplete sentence on a list''' | ||
:*Ragna the Bloodedge | :*Ragna the Bloodedge | ||
:*Jin Kisaragi | :*Jin Kisaragi | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 20 August 2019
Grammar
In general:
- American English over British English.
- Italicize names and shortened names of titles (but not acronyms).
- (BlazBlue: Central Fiction and Central Fiction, but CF)
- When describing characters, use present tense for consistency.
- The biography sections use past tense.
- The appearance/personality/powers sections use present tense.
Punctuation
- Use the Oxford comma: in a list with more than three items in it, put a comma before the "and."
- ("Apples, oranges, and peaches," NOT "Apples, oranges and peaches.")
- No apostrophes after family names unless it's in the possessive.
- (So, you would have "The Hazukis invited Mai home." and "Izayoi is the Yayoi's treasured heirloom.") http://grammarist.com/style/last-names/
- Commas, periods, and other punctuation inside quotes, but colons and dashes outside.
- ("Here is a quote." Here is "a list": apples, oranges, and peaches.)
- No punctuation marks after an incomplete sentence on a list
- Ragna the Bloodedge
- Jin Kisaragi
- Noel Vermillion