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Subject:Re: Punctuation Question From:Mike Bygrave <bygravem -at- INTUITIVE -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Mon, 9 Jun 1997 10:08:34 +-100
If you are in the UK and you are writing formally, your 'corrector' is right. However, as I understand it, the rules 'over there' are more relaxed.
Mike
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From: Jeff or Steph[SMTP:koosfam -at- ADVANCENET -dot- NET]
Sent: 07 June 1997 17:53
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Punctuation Question
I was under the impression that a sentence containing an appositive
would be under the rules of restrictive or non-restictive appositives,
such as...
'Refer to the section, "Installing a Customer," for more information'
...would be incorrect, given that more than one section was included,
and parenthetically removing the section title renders the sentence
inaccurate.
My correction to this would be...
'Refer to the section "Installing a Customer" for more information'
In my corrections of this sentence, I have been accused of "lack of
experience."
I cite, as example, any published reference material regarding this
matter, e.g. The Chicago Manual of Style.
Please get back to me (jkooser -at- csc -dot- com) regarding your opinions on this
matter. You, as subscibers to this newsgroup, are experienced, as I am
evidently not.
Thank you,
--Jeff
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