Re: `:' vs `.' in doc files

2007-01-10 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Werner LEMBERG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > you've changed a lot of `.' at the end of paragraphs into `:' if > the text is followed by an example. I think this is wrong. IIRC, > it is better style in English to close with a full stop. Sorry, I don't know good En

Re: `:' vs `.' in doc files

2007-01-08 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> > you've changed a lot of `.' at the end of paragraphs into `:' if > > the text is followed by an example. I think this is wrong. IIRC, > > it is better style in English to close with a full stop. > > Sorry, I don't know good English style, I'd better changed nothing. Similar to you I'm no exp

Re: `:' vs `.' in doc files

2007-01-07 Thread John Mandereau
Werner LEMBERG wrote: > John, > > you've changed a lot of `.' at the end of paragraphs into `:' if the > text is followed by an example. I think this is wrong. IIRC, it is > better style in English to close with a full stop. > Argh, my POP mail server was out when I removed in git the `:' I ha

`:' vs `.' in doc files

2007-01-07 Thread Werner LEMBERG
John, you've changed a lot of `.' at the end of paragraphs into `:' if the text is followed by an example. I think this is wrong. IIRC, it is better style in English to close with a full stop. Werner ___ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-de