On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:54:29AM -0700, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > >>>>> "Jason" == Jason McIntyre <j...@kerhand.co.uk> writes: > > Jason> fixed this and the syslogd_flags example above it, which had the same > Jason> error. > > The style guide for a former employer of mine forbid these, requiring us > to spell out "for example" and "that is". Even if you can get them > right, it's not obvious that the reader would know them as well. >
in formal written text, such as a man page, i certainly prefer to spell them out. the abbreviations just look icky and, as you say, there's still room for confusion. however, it's how many people write (myself included), and our pages are full of such things. but in the example we changed it would have meant breaking a line. and it's a conf file, not prose. jmc
