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==Spelling and capitalization== | ==Spelling and capitalization== | ||
* "Toward" and related words, such as "afterward," "forward | * "Toward" and related words, such as "afterward," "forward" and "backward" do not have an '''s'''. | ||
* A specific named unit is all capitals, such as "Saffron Pokémon Center." If more than one are used, the specific names are capitalized but not the common word; for example: "Saffron and Celadon Pokémon centers." | * A specific named unit is all capitals, such as "Saffron Pokémon Center." If more than one are used, the specific names are capitalized but not the common word; for example: "Saffron and Celadon Pokémon centers." | ||
* Numbers, including years, simply need an '''s''' without an apostrophe when they are plural; for example: "in the 1990s" and "He is in his 20s." | * Numbers, including years, simply need an '''s''' without an apostrophe when they are plural; for example: "in the 1990s" and "He is in his 20s." | ||
* Likewise, fully capitalized acronyms and abbreviations do not require the apostrophe in plural usage; for example: "CDs and DVDs." The exceptions to this rule are fully capitalized acronyms and abbreviations that consist of one character: "He got all A's" is the correct form in this case. | * Likewise, fully capitalized acronyms and abbreviations do not require the apostrophe in plural usage; for example: "CDs and DVDs." The exceptions to this rule are fully capitalized acronyms and abbreviations that consist of one character: "He got all A's" is the correct form in this case. | ||
* Except for historically-ingrained cases such as Jesus and Moses, '''singular''' [[wp:Saxon genitive|possessives]] are formed with ''' 's''' | * Except for historically-ingrained cases such as Jesus and Moses, '''singular''' [[wp:Saxon genitive|possessives]] are formed with ''' 's''' — ''with an apostrophe''. [http://orwell.ru/library/others/style/e/estyle_1.htm] '''Plural''' possessives take a bare apostrophe if they end in '''s'''. | ||
* Titles ahead of a name are capitalized, such as "Frontier Brain Noland | * Titles ahead of a name are capitalized, such as "Frontier Brain {{bp|Noland}}." Put a long title in back of a name (making it lowercase). If it is a job description, it is always lowercase, such as "trainer {{bp|Ash Ketchum}}." | ||
* Hourly times do not use | * Hourly times do not use 0's (5 p.m., not 5:00 PM) and the a.m. and p.m. are written lowercase with periods. Use "noon" or "midnight" instead of "12." | ||
* Dates are to be presented with the month abbreviated according to news style and preceding the day of the month, which does not take an ordinal suffix. A year may optionally be added, with a comma after the day of the month. Months that are never | * Dates are to be presented with the month abbreviated according to news style and preceding the day of the month, which does not take an ordinal suffix. A year may optionally be added, with a comma after the day of the month. Months that are never abbreviated are March, April, May, June and July. Other month abbreviations are Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Nov. and Dec. References to months without dates attached are not abbreviated. Therefore: | ||
** Sept. 1, 2005 | ** Sept. 1, 2005 | ||
** | ** September 2005 | ||
** Sept. 1 | ** Sept. 1 | ||
** September (no date) | ** September (no date) | ||
===Specific items=== | ===Specific items=== | ||
* The correct spelling of the subject of this | * The correct spelling of the subject of this Web site is '''''P'''ok'''é'''mon'', not ''pokemon'' or ''Pokemon''. | ||
* It is ''Wii'', not ''the Wii'', and not ''Nintendo Wii''. | * It is ''Wii'', not ''the Wii'', and not ''Nintendo Wii''. However, ''Nintendo DS'' is correct style. | ||
* Also, you have | * Also, you have six Pokémon in your party, not 6 Pokémons; you have four Bulbasaur, not 4 Bulbasaurs. | ||
==Punctuation== | ==Punctuation== | ||