Unfortunately, Your three assumptions are totally wrong. Pankaj
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr Pankaj Sir, > > "If you are writing by hand, then only you can underline to highlight the > LATIN words." = "underline" is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in printed and cyber > world. > > "There is no rule which says that you have to underline it. Linne never > underlined names it in his book!! There is no rule NOW which says that you > must write the latin names in italics either" = ALLOWS me to go WITHOUT > ITALICS in printed and cyber world. > > If there is no such rule nothing can prohibit use of UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD = > All of the above allows me to go for all, UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD, when i am > not handwriting or typing for a journal. > > And we are talking of "rules" and "technical suggestion", NOT custom & > tradition. Aren't we? > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I couldn't understand what you mean to say !! Sorry for that.... >> There is a difference between STRICTLY PROHIBITED and NO RULE THAT WHICH >> SAYS YOU HAVE TO. Strictly prohibited is when you are not allowed to, >> whereas no rule means although there is no rule, still you can choose your >> own way, i.e., you are not prohibited. >> My point 2 says: There is no rule now which says that you have to write >> strictly in italics. It means you can write it in anyway, but following the >> English tradition, any word which is not of english origin should be written >> in italics. >> UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD : these are actually three different ways of >> highlighting, so either one of it is ok, unless you want to denote something >> using a particular function. For example, in my PhD thesis I didnt want to >> use ACCEPTED NAME and SYNONYM in the text for my plants. Instead I used a >> legend that said, Bold italics are accepted names and normal italics are >> synonyms. >> But as I said, if you are publishing in a journal then you should follow >> the format of journal and it varies across different journals. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:37 AM, surajit koley >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Good morning Dr Pankaj Sir >>> >>> Relating to Latin names in an English document - >>> >>> "There is no rule which says that you have to underline it." >>> "There is no rule NOW which says that you must write the latin names in >>> italics either," >>> "If you are writing by hand, then only you can underline to highlight the >>> LATIN words." >>> "If you are typewriting or writing on computers then there is no need to >>> underline, but just Italics or italics + bold will do." >>> >>> Point no.3 of the above tells me that "underline" is STRICTLY PROHIBITED >>> in printed and cyber world. >>> Point no.2 of the above ALLOWS me to go WITHOUT ITALICS in printed and >>> cyber world. >>> All of the above allows me to go for all, UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD, when i >>> am not handwriting or typing for a journal. >>> >>> I hope i have learnt my lesson well. >>> >>> I wonder what is the format when Latin names are written in Latin >>> document. There is one though! >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Nidhan sir is right. >>>> Mr Surajit, >>>> If you are writing by hand, then only you can underline to highlight the >>>> LATIN words. >>>> If you are typewriting or writing on computers then there is no need to >>>> underline, but just Italics or italics + bold will do. But this depends on >>>> what you are writing for. If you are writing for a journal then look out >>>> for >>>> the format of the journal. If you are writing your own book then you can >>>> decide what to follow. >>>> Upper case is used for the first alphabet of the genus and first >>>> alphabets of the Author Abbreviations. >>>> Pankaj >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:59 AM, surajit koley >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sir, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for explaining. As i l read this thread for one more time i >>>>> learn - >>>>> >>>>> "Any word which is actually not of English origin is written in >>>>> italics." >>>>> "There is no rule which says that you have to underline it." >>>>> "There is no rule NOW which says that you must write the latin names in >>>>> italics either, but we do so, just to follow the English writing tradition >>>>> and also the format of the journal you will want to publish." >>>>> "Such rule were there earlier but I think from St. Louis code onwards >>>>> this rule was lifted off." >>>>> "In common practice, which we follow to distinguish the technical names >>>>> appearing in the text, we give a break in underline for each taxon." >>>>> >>>>> And at the beginning - "Just wanted to give one small technical >>>>> suggestion." >>>>> >>>>> So, we are talking about many things at a time, "technical suggestion". >>>>> "very basic fundamentals", "format of the journal", "common practice" and >>>>> one, the most important word "rule". >>>>> >>>>> So, i learn that any format, as typed below, to distinguish it from the >>>>> main document, will do for scientific names, in written document or in >>>>> typed >>>>> ones or in cyber world - >>>>> >>>>> Amaranthus tricolor L. >>>>> Amaranthus tricolor L. >>>>> Amaranthus tricolor L. >>>>> Amaranthus tricolor L. >>>>> Amaranthus tricolor L. >>>>> Amaranthus tricolor L. >>>>> >>>>> Please tell me about use of "upper case" and "lower case". >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> surajit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Nidhan Singh >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Surajit Ji, >>>>>> >>>>>> In common practice, which we follow to distinguish the >>>>>> technical names appearing in the text, we give a break in underline for >>>>>> each >>>>>> taxon. Genus, species, subspecies, variety name etc. all are to be >>>>>> underlined differently, and as Pankaj Ji have said about beginning of >>>>>> this >>>>>> practice, this is simply to highlight the usage of other language words, >>>>>> in >>>>>> a running language. When writing with hand, usually no other easy option >>>>>> is >>>>>> available..so this became a common practice...I hope I have not confused >>>>>> the >>>>>> things.. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>>>>> Assistant Professor >>>>>> Department of Botany >>>>>> I.B. (PG) College >>>>>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>>>>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ********************************************************************** >>>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >>>> >>>> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >>>> Conservation Officer >>>> >>>> Office: >>>> Orchid Conservation Section >>>> Flora Conservation Department >>>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>>> >>>> Residence: >>>> 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen >>>> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>>> >>>> email: [email protected]; [email protected]; >>>> [email protected] >>>> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >>>> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> Conservation Officer >> >> Office: >> Orchid Conservation Section >> Flora Conservation Department >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> Residence: >> 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> email: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected] >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >> >> >> > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. Conservation Officer Office: Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 --
