On Wednesday 19 September 2001 12:43, Garst R. Reese wrote:
> > Well, technically, I think that this one is wrong
> > Index: src/insets/insetfloatlist.C
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/lyx/lyx-devel/src/insets/insetfloatlist.C,v
> > retrieving revision 1.9
> > diff -u -r1.9 insetfloatlist.C
> > --- src/insets/insetfloatlist.C 2001/08/19 13:13:47 1.9
> > +++ src/insets/insetfloatlist.C 2001/09/18 19:54:56
> > @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
> > string const res = guiName + _(" List");
> > return res;
> > }
> > - return _("ERROR nonexistant float type!");
> > + return _("ERROR: Nonexistent float type!");
> > }
> >
> > The word following the colon should be lower case. ;-)
> The Chicago Manual of Style
> 5.103
> If the material introduced by a colon consists of more than one
> sentence, or if it is a formal statement, a quotation, or a speech in
> dialogue, it should begin with a capital letter. Otherwise it may begin
> with a lowercase letter: I think you're wrong.
I stand corrected. (Or should I fall back onto American v British English?)
Having said that, I can't even remember the name of the style guide I used
when writing my thesis. Mansard? Maynard? Dunno! Just that it was written
around the turn of the century by a Reverend gentlemen. It's quite plausible
that English has changed since then!
I've just done a search on ggogle for "English style guide" and come up with
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/en/stygd/index_fr.htm
The style guide used by the bureaucrats of Brussels. Should prove
illuminating.
