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Overview

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
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-This page talks about common grammar rules to adhere to.
+{{Character Tabs|Help:Manual of Style}}
-* '''American English over British English.'''
+==Grammar==
-* '''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.")
+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
-* '''Italicize names and shortened names of titles (but not acronyms).''' (''BlazBlue: Central Fiction'' and ''Central Fiction'', but CF)
+[[Category:Help]]
-* '''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.)