[bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes, ellipses, and dashes

  • From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:45:19 -0700

Madeleine, Maybe it's just the font or the way my email shows what you
wrote, but there seem to be spaces between all the dots I see     . . . and
  . . . .  not ... or ....


On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Madeleine Linares
<Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Hi all,
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> Susan—great point! Here are examples:
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> Please do this: Sometimes this rule can be confusing…
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> OR:
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> Sometimes this rule can be confusing….
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> OR:
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> Sometimes this rule can be confusing… but I think I’m getting the hang of
> it!
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> Please DO NOT add an extra dot/period to the end of an ellipsis. If an
> author has used one, please leave it as is.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Best,
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>
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> Madeleine Linares
>
> Volunteer Coordinator
>
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
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> 650-644-3459
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> volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Susan Lumpkin
>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 25, 2014 9:48 AM
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes,
> ellipses, and dashes
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>
>
> It would help if she could send examples, don’t you think, Cindy?
> Hopefully she will!
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> *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
> mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
> *On Behalf Of *Cindy Rosenthal
> *Sent:* Friday, April 25, 2014 1:48 AM
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes,
> ellipses, and dashes
>
>
>
> Gary, are you sure?  It looks to me as if you have a space  between the
> ellipsis and  the  period.   perhaps I'm misunderstanding Madeleine's new
> directives; that's why I asked. I thught she said n space so I'm asking if,
> then, it should be ....
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> Cindy
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> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Gary Petraccaro <garypet130@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> <Duh>  If there are 4 periods, then it should be this... .
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> or ....
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> I've got a book ready to go up and I want to fix this. Thanks.
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>  ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2014 12:41 PM
>
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] New proofreading requirements: quotes,
> ellipses, and dashes
>
>
>
> Hi all,
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> As I’ve mentioned before we’re doing some in-house testing about what the
> Bookshare converter can and cannot handle. It’s been through many
> iterations and no one really knows exactly what it can or can’t do
> (engineers included!). We want to make sure that volunteers and staff are
> all on the same page and aware of all changes as we learn about them. We’re
> finally getting some answers and I wanted to share some things I learned
> below. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
>
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> Ellipses: do NOT put a space before the ellipsis (no space between the
> word and the dots). Do NOT put a period after, and therefore do not put a
> space before the period. If there’s a word after the ellipsis, please put a
> space between the last dot and the word.
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> Quotes: all quotes, smart or otherwise, are converted to simple quotes. No
> need to change them.
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> Em-dashes are always converted to double dashes when going to Daisy.
> Double dashes are preserved as double dashes. Single dashes are preserved
> as single dashes.
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> This is all new information to me too, so I’m very glad I was able to ask
> about this stuff. Going forward, please use the above info when
> proofreading.
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> Best,
>
>
>
> Madeleine Linares
>
> Volunteer Coordinator
>
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
>
> 650-644-3459
>
> volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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>
>

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