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Add commas after e.g. because American English #156
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Co-authored-by: junedev <[email protected]>
I hate how this looks but apparently that's just how AE is. |
Same! |
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
Co-authored-by: Sascha Mann <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Sascha Mann <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Sascha Mann <[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). | |||
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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". |
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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.
cc @junedev
ref exercism/javascript#1160 (comment)