Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style: Difference between revisions

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==Capital letters==

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Use [[sentence case]] for article titles and section headings{{spaced ndash}}{{xt|Tips and pointers}}, not {{!xt|Tips and Pointers}}. {{Manual of Style/More|#Article titles}}

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==Abbreviations==

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To indicate ''approximately'', the non-italicized abbreviation {{xt|c.}} (followed by a space) is preferred over {{!xt|circa}}, {{!xt|ca.}}, or {{!xt|approx.}} {{Manual of Style/More|CIRCA}}

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==Punctuation==

===Apostrophes and quotation marks===

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Use straight quote marks {{key press|"}} and apostrophes {{key press|'}} as available from the keyboard, and not alternatives such as {{!xt|“&nbsp;”}} and {{!xt|‘&nbsp;’}}. {{Manual of Style/More|#Apostrophes}}<!--Do not need separate link to quotation section, it appears immediately below the apostrophes section. -->

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===Periods and commas===

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Place a [[full stop]] (a period) or a comma ''before'' a closing quotation mark if it belongs as part of the quoted material; otherwise put it after: {{xt|The word ''carefree'' means "happy"<span style{{=}}"background:#bfb">.</span>}} But {{xt|She said, "I'm feeling carefree<span style{{=}}"background:#bfb">.</span>"}} (Please do so irrespective of any rules associated with the variety of English in use.) {{Manual of Style/More|LQ}}

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===Dashes and hyphens===

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Avoid using a hyphen after a standard -ly adverb ({{xt|a newly available home}}). {{Manual of Style/More|HYPHEN}}

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== Dates and numbers ==

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Write {{xt|number&nbsp;1}} or {{xt|No.&nbsp;1}}, but not {{!xt|#1}}. Comic books are an exception. Do not use the symbol {{!xt|№}}. {{Manual of Style/More|NUMBERSIGN}}

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==Markup==

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Instead of an ordinary space, use <code>&amp;nbsp;</code> (a ''non-breaking space'') to prevent a line from ending in the middle of expressions like {{xt|17&nbsp;kg}}, {{xt|565&nbsp;BCE}}, {{xt|2:50&nbsp;pm}}, {{xt|£11&nbsp;billion}}, {{xt|129&nbsp;million}}, {{xt|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}&nbsp;{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{xt|5°&nbsp;24′&nbsp;21.12″&nbsp;N}}, or {{xt|Boeing&nbsp;747}}; also after the number in {{xt|123&nbsp;Fake Street}}, and before [[Roman numerals]] in {{xt|World War&nbsp;II}} and {{xt|Pope Benedict&nbsp;XVI}}. Use <code>&amp;nbsp;</code> in the same way inside a wikilink. (An alternative: enclose the whole expression using the template {{tl|nowrap}}.) {{Manual of Style/More|NBSP}}

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==References==

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There are multiple [[WP:Cite|citation]] styles. The most common uses {{tag|ref}} (''ref tags'') to create footnotes (sometimes called endnotes or notes), which will appear in the reference or endnote section. This citation should immediately follow the text to which it applies, including any punctuation (with some exceptions). {{Manual of Style/More|REFPUNC}}

==Usage==

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English Wikipedia prefers no major national variety of the language over any other. These varieties (e.g. [[U.S. English]], [[British English]]) differ in vocabulary (''soccer'' vs. ''football''), spelling (''center'' vs. ''centre''), and occasionally grammar. {{Manual of Style/More|ENGVAR}}