It's not really a punctuation issue, and may relate more to the author than British English books in general, but in the James Bond books I recently scanned, there were more occurrences of sentences like:
'Don't touch that button,' Bond shouted, 'or the whole place may go up.'In most American books, there would be a period after shouted, and the o in or would thus be capitalized. Lower case letters following a quote are few and far between.
Misha On 10/8/2012 11:04 AM, Judy s. wrote:
Hi Lisa,One other difference in punctuation in addition to what's already been mentioned is that in British English you won't have a period after abbreviations such as "Mr" and "Mrs" while In American English you will.Judy s. On 10/7/2012 6:50 PM, Lisa Gorden-Cushman wrote:Hello,I am considering proofing a book, but it is in British English. Other than some of the spelling differences, what punctuation differences should I keep in mind? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this book sounds good.Thanks, LisaTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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