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* Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma Oxford Comma]. | * Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma Oxford Comma]. | ||
* Avoid "one of" unless it's followed by a bulleted list. You can normally leave it out and just use "or". If you cannot leave it out, that might be a good indication you want to use a bulleted list for clarity. | * Avoid "one of" unless it's followed by a bulleted list. You can normally leave it out and just use "or". If you cannot leave it out, that might be a good indication you want to use a bulleted list for clarity. | ||
* Spaces around — (em dash) | |||
Revision as of 08:12, 9 January 2017
Language
American English.
Dictionary
- bitrate
- colorspace
- keepalive (though HTTP Keep-Alive [sic] header)
- metadata
- referrer (though HTTP Referer [sic] header)
- whitespace (though CSS white-space [sic] property)
Grammar
- Use 's for possesives, even when it looks unnatural.
- Use the Oxford Comma.
- Avoid "one of" unless it's followed by a bulleted list. You can normally leave it out and just use "or". If you cannot leave it out, that might be a good indication you want to use a bulleted list for clarity.
- Spaces around — (em dash)