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

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I hate how this looks but apparently that's just how AE is.

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junedev commented Jun 22, 2021

I hate how this looks but apparently that's just how AE is.

Same!

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iHiD commented Jun 22, 2021

I think this might be beyond the pale for me, and we'll just explicitly state that we allow either form. I can cope with American spellings but I'm not sure I'm willing to cope with this atrocity 🙂

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Thanks <3

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@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Some abbreviations are considered common, useful, and non-technical enough that

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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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".
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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Dammit.

@iHiD iHiD merged commit 8498367 into exercism:main Jun 22, 2021
@SaschaMann SaschaMann deleted the patch-5 branch June 22, 2021 18:23
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