When writing scientific papers with math formulas in them, I often use a comma before the formula. If you think of the figure as an inserted clarification in the sentence, it makes sense to use a comma. (Of course, then you would like a comma also after the figure. Again, with math formulas, it's common to end the formula with a comma or a period - something you unfortunately cannot do with the figures.)
/Mats
Graham Percival wrote:
Ok, now that the silly gender issues have their own thread, let's discuss real issues.
I have one request for 2-space tabs for examples in the manual. I'm happy with this. Any objections?
Punctuation before an example: if we have a small amount of text, I'm content to have the text flow directly into the example (ie no period). But if we've got a whole paragraph before the example, I'd really like to end the last sentence (ie add a period). I agree that we shouldn't have any colons or commas before an example, but IMO if we have a full sentence at the end of a long paragraph, we should include a full stop. Doing otherwise looks quite weird
---------- ---o----- ---|------ ---|------ ----------
Doesn't that last paragraph look weird without a period at the end of the final sentence?
In contrast, consider the following example
----------- ---|------- ---|------- ---o------ -----------
The second example works; the first does not. IMNSHO, of course. :)
Cheers, - Graham
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