If our own stle guide doesn't cover it there is one on the OOo wiki. Sorry I don't have the address handy but someone will know if you can't find it. We use a mix of US and UK punctuation but only US spelling to match the main English version of the software. When I get home I will update the website & wiki with this info if someone else doesn't do it first. Jean
On Saturday, February 13, 2010, Chris Faulkner <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy All, > > Chris Faulkner here, a new member. > > Speaking of commas and such, what style guide is the pre-emptive guide to use > for authoring and editing? > > Have a Writer's day, > Chris F > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gary Schnabl <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 8:46:33 AM > Subject: Re: [authors] Using Commas > > On 2/11/2010 11:38 AM, Sandeep Medikonda wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Do we use commas in a series of 3 or more things? I know the IBM Style Guide >> and MSTP recommend it ... what is the normal convention here? >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Sandeep >> > > Use the Oxford (Harvard) serial comma. Confer the Wikipedia on serial commas, > if you need any help (which I doubt you do...). > > The newspapers generally do not follow that practice, which probably goes > back to their time in the past in an attempt to save a character for their > narrow columns. Ditto for narrow newspaper typefaces such as Times or Times > New Roman. > > Gary > > -- > Gary Schnabl > Southwest Detroit, two miles NORTH! of Canada--Windsor, that is... > > Technical Editor forum <http://TechnicalEditor.FreeForums.org> > > LinkedIn profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/garyschnabl> > > Elance profile > <http://www.elance.com/php/profile/main/eolproviderprofile.php?userid=1892120&catid=100&edit=true&from=myelance> > > >
