On 21/09/2011 21:41, Jonathan Blake wrote:
Personally, I find the comma either fussy-looking or arguably wrong depending on context. To take an example from the Grey Star the Wizard, we currently have: "... section of your Action Chart. (e.g. if your pencil fell on the number 4 in ..." I think the following looks too fussy with too much punctuation going on: "... section of your Action Chart. (e.g., if your pencil fell on the number 4 in ..." (BTW, we really should capitalize that as "E.g." or move the parenthetical sentence inside the previous sentence or something.)
OK, I've gone through all the books looking for this and updated the xml (and committed to svn). I'll output new versions and update the test area tomorrow...
In the case of "i.e." I would argue that it's usually wrong to use a comma because "i.e." translates as "that is" and so the comma separates a verb from its complement which is a no-no. We should add an entry in the Manual of Style. Any objections to the status quo?
None--let's avoid unnecessary commas! :-) -- Simon Osborne Project Aon ~~~~~~ Manage your subscription at //www.freelists.org/list/projectaon
