[bksvol-discuss] Re: British English
- From: Marilyn <mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:47:53 -0400
And also, Lisa, an example might look like this -- and bear in mind I'm
watching football, so I have barbarians on my mind:
American:
"And them I asked, 'Didn't Peyton Manning break his neck and take a year off
from football while he had 14 surgeries?'"
"And my husband said, 'Yes, he still wants to play, but the Colts said, "No,
not for us, you're a mess." But the Broncos said, "We'll take you!"'"
British (reverse all of them):
'And them I asked, "Didn't Peyton Manning break his neck and take a year off
from football while he had 14 surgeries?"'
'And my husband said, "Yes, he still wants to play, but the Colts said, 'No,
not for us, you're a mess.' But the Broncos said, 'We'll take you!'"'
Also, Lisa, sometimes I find that they don't put periods after the prefixes of
people's and place's names. Like Mr Smith and Mrs Jones live in St Louis.
Marilyn
mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx
On Oct 7, 2012, at 8:27 PM, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The main one that I can think of is the quotation marks. Remember that in
> American English the external quotation marks are double quotation marks and
> the internal quotation marks are single. That will alternate with each level
> of quotation, but it is unlikely that you will come across more than one
> level of internal quotation. Bear in mind, though, that you may find a book
> with British spelling and American punctuation. Fairly recently I scanned two
> books in a row like that. I think what happened was that the book was
> originally published in England, but that I was scanning an American reprint
> and the spelling was allowed to stand, but the American publisher changed the
> punctuation.
> On 10/7/2012 7:50 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,
>> Lisa
>>
>>
>>
>> "Love is my strength" Palen Majere
>>
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