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From: "John Dean" <john-dean@frag.lineone.net>
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Subject: Re: Quotes and punctuation
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 17:54:38 +0100
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Anders Christensen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which is the most correct sentence?
> 1) CF means "Compact Flash". It stores data.
> 2) CF means "Compact Flash." It stores data.
The first is British punctuation, the second American. We say "more
correct" rather than "most" when there are only two choices. You could
write in either style :
3) CF means "Compact Flash": it stores data.
or 4) CF means "Compact Flash" and it stores data.
>
> And which of these?
> 1) When using the password "default", you have no privacy.
> 2) When using the password "default," you have no privacy.
>
1 = Brit, 2 = USAn.
Are you sure the quotes are required around 'default'?
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John Dean
Oxford
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