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Proper English is always used unless it contradicts anything in this guide. Different forms of English have different styles. This guide highlights which ones are favored on this site. | Proper English is always used unless it contradicts anything in this guide. Different forms of English have different styles. This guide highlights which ones are favored on this site. | ||
| − | The following | + | The following apply to the content part of the site. When editing User, Talk or Forum pages, users may use whatever styles they prefer. |
==Spelling== | ==Spelling== | ||
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==Capitalization== | ==Capitalization== | ||
| − | Words considered to be proper nouns, proper adjectives etc. have their first letters capitalized, while common nouns, common adjectives etc. | + | Words considered to be proper nouns, proper adjectives etc. have their first letters capitalized, while common nouns, common adjectives etc. don't unless used at the start of the sentence. |
| − | Some card game terminology is capitalized | + | Some card game terminology is capitalized different than normal English. The capitalizations used in gameplay terminology should be used on this site. |
Gameplay terms which use all capital letters, include: | Gameplay terms which use all capital letters, include: | ||
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* Series | * Series | ||
| − | The titles of shorter works such as episodes, chapters | + | The titles of shorter works such as episodes, chapters and musical compositions use [[#Quotation marks|quotation marks]] instead. Traditional games like [[chess]] and religious works or scriptures like the [[Book of the Dead]] are not written in italics or quotation marks. |
Other instances where italics are to be used include: | Other instances where italics are to be used include: | ||
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===Commas=== | ===Commas=== | ||
| − | Commas are mainly used to separate parts of a sentence such as clauses and lists of three or more things. | + | Commas are mainly used to separate parts of a sentence such as clauses, and lists of three or more things. |
| − | + | Logicial punctuation is used when there is a comma at the end of a quotation. i.e. the comma is only included inside the quotation marks if it is part of the source material. | |
'''Examples''' | '''Examples''' | ||
