Add commas after e.g. because American English (#156)

* Add commas after e.g. because American English Co-authored-by: junedev <[email protected]> * Update building/markdown/style-guide.md Co-authored-by: Sascha Mann <[email protected]> * Update building/markdown/style-guide.md Co-authored-by: Sascha Mann <[email protected]> * Update building/markdown/style-guide.md Co-authored-by: Sascha Mann <[email protected]> * Update style-guide.md Co-authored-by: junedev <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jeremy Walker <[email protected]>
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 Contractions (e.g. "won't", "I'm", "that's") should be used sparingly if at all in exercise descriptions, but are not restricted in other language around the site (e.g. website copy, mentoring).
 
+Many American English style guides state that the abbreviations "i.e." and "e.g." should be followed by a comma (see, e.g., this [StackExchange thread](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7946/use-of-e-g-are-parentheses-necessary/93658#93658)). This is permitted, but not required within text on Exercism".
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 ## Choice of words
 
 ### Mathematical and jargon terms.