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Re: lynx-dev i.e. nits
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Klaus Weide |
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Re: lynx-dev i.e. nits |
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Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:48:39 -0600 (CST) |
On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Michael Warner wrote:
> 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between
> commmas.
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> [...]
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> The abbreviations "etc.", "i.e.", and "e.g.", the
> abbreviations for academic degrees, and titles that
> follow a name are parenthetic and should be punctuated
> accordingly.
Well, if the authorities, i.e., Strunk, etc., say that, then I guess
I have to accept it.
Strange language, this; it's 60% just Latin with a funny pronounciation
anyway...
Klaus