On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Diana Shannon wrote: > > Giacomo wrote: > > > > >> 8. Develop style guide and author's tips for all future submissions. > > > > How does the Forrest project play into this? > > I have been lurking on the Forrest list for a while now as well. > > By style guide, I am referring to editorial and copy style, not > presentation style. These are conventions editors follow to achieve a > consistent form of expression within a set of documents authored by > different people. > > Examples include guidelines like > 1. One sentence, one idea. > 2. Active over passive voice. > 3. Avoid use of colloquialisms (common expressions in English that > non-native speakers may fail to understand) > etc.
Ok, good. Thanks for explaining. Giacomo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
