[bksvol-discuss] Re: Mixed case font
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 12:09:20 -0500
Well, I never asked for any formal guidance on this, but I always fix that
stuff. My own speech mangles those mixed case words. It spells out the
capitalized parts and tries to pronounce the uncapitalized parts as words,
which it can't, of course, since they aren't full words. And they look
terrible in braille as well because the first capital letter of a word has a
dot in front of it, and multiple capitalized letters have two dots in front of
them, then there's a dot in front of the noncapitalized letter or letters to
indicate that the capitalized letters have ended. So what you get is a mess. I
just put the first letter in upper case and the rest in lower case.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Denise Wagner
To: bksvol-discuss
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 11:53 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Mixed case font
Hi all,
I have a question I hope someone can give me guidance with.
I’m proofing a book now where the author/publisher has thought it fun to use
a mixed case font in the first line of each chapter. So, since I’m proofing in
Times New Roman, the first line of each chapter will usually start sentences
with a lower case letter, and sometimes subsequent letters will be capitalized.
What do I do? Do I follow the book literally and keep them mixed, or do I
“correct” them?
An example:
“a STRIPPeR? HeR? nOT a CHanCe In Hell.”
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Denise
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