[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on New proofreading requirements: quotes, ellipses, and dashes
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:37:07 -0700
Sorry if I'm being repetitious, but then -- if there is an ellipses at the
end of a sentence there would just be: last word and 4 Dots with no
spaces?: I think I'm understanding.....
Slow Cindy
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Madeleine,
>
> I need a little more clarification regarding ellipses. smile. Many printed
> books have the following: a phrase that ends with an ellipsis followed by a
> period. Under these new requirements, what should this become? Is it four
> dots in a row with no space in between them? Or three dots in a row with
> no space in between them, a space and then the fourth dot?
>
> Judy s.
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> On 4/24/2014 11:41 AM, Madeleine Linares wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Quotes: all quotes, smart or otherwise, are converted to simple quotes. No
> need to change them.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Madeleine Linares
>
> Volunteer Coordinator
>
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
>
> 650-644-3459
>
> volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
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