Dear Sir Ji, They are different words, certainly, but an "underline" is only for highlighting a Latin name, isn't it? Why then break a highlight?
Regards, surajit On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > There is a very simple reason why you should have a break an > underline. Its because genus and species are two different words. > Pankaj > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:16 AM, surajit koley > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning Dr Pankaj Sir Ji > > > > Now it's really getting too complicated to my peanut sized brain - > > > > Unfortunately, Your three assumptions are totally wrong. > > Pankaj > > Sorry your first two assumptions are wrong, third is correct. > > When I am talking about rules then I mean according to ICBN and hence > > my technical suggestions were based on ICBN. > > > > Pankaj > > "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. > > NO, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN and SHOULD. UNDERLINE IS NOT > > STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN PRINTED OR CYBER WORLD. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE > > FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL YOU ARE REFERRING TO. > > "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. > > NO THIS DOESNT ALLOW YOU TO GO WITHOUT ITALICS. AS IN PRINTED OR > > CYBERWORLD YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ENGLISH ETHICS AND YOU MUST WRITE A > > NON ENGLISH WORDS IN ITALICS. > > 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. > > I DIDNT SAY THAT. " UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD : these are actually three > > different ways of highlighting," IN YOUR SELF WRITTEN BOOK OR > > CYBERWORLD (NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) YOU CAN USE EITHER OR ALL OF > > THESE TOGETHER. BUT FOR ANY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL YOU MUST FOLLOW THE > > FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL. ITS ALWAYS PROVIDED IN THE JOURNAL. > > Bottom line is: > > UNDERLINES CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT > > (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) AND UNDERLINES SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU ARE > > WRITING BY HAND. > > UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD OR EITHER OF THEM CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE > > WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) > > ATLEAST ITALICS: SHOULD BE USED IN PRINTED MATTER FOR LATIN NAMES EVEN > > IF IT IS NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, TO DENOTE A NON-ENGLISH WORD > > FOLLOWING ENGLISH WRITING TRADITION. > > > > When I say technical suggestion then it means FOLLOWING ENGLISH > > TRADITION AND ETHICS > > When I say rules, then it means FOLLOWING ICBN > > > > Would you please explain why should i break an underline, in a > hand-written > > document, when i write a Latin name? > > > > Regards, > > > > surajit > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> "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. > >> NO, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN and SHOULD. UNDERLINE IS NOT > >> STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN PRINTED OR CYBER WORLD. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE > >> FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL YOU ARE REFERRING TO. > >> > >> "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. > >> NO THIS DOESNT ALLOW YOU TO GO WITHOUT ITALICS. AS IN PRINTED OR > >> CYBERWORLD YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ENGLISH ETHICS AND YOU MUST WRITE A > >> NON ENGLISH WORDS IN ITALICS. > >> > >> 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. > >> I DIDNT SAY THAT. " UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD : these are actually three > >> different ways of highlighting," IN YOUR SELF WRITTEN BOOK OR > >> CYBERWORLD (NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) YOU CAN USE EITHER OR ALL OF > >> THESE TOGETHER. BUT FOR ANY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL YOU MUST FOLLOW THE > >> FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL. ITS ALWAYS PROVIDED IN THE JOURNAL. > >> > >> Bottom line is: > >> UNDERLINES CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT > >> (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) AND UNDERLINES SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU ARE > >> WRITING BY HAND. > >> UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD OR EITHER OF THEM CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE > >> WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) > >> ATLEAST ITALICS: SHOULD BE USED IN PRINTED MATTER FOR LATIN NAMES EVEN > >> IF IT IS NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, TO DENOTE A NON-ENGLISH WORD > >> FOLLOWING ENGLISH WRITING TRADITION. > >> > >> When I say technical suggestion then it means FOLLOWING ENGLISH > >> TRADITION AND ETHICS > >> When I say rules, then it means FOLLOWING ICBN > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "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). 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