Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:15 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Cc: Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org>, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml Message-ID: <87vdssft1s.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <20090105151405.GB40526@submonkey.net> (Ceri Davies's message of "Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:14:05 %2B0000") References: <200901051506.n05F6YqV016493@repoman.freebsd.org> <20090105151405.GB40526@submonkey.net>
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:14:05 +0000, Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 03:06:34PM +0000, Remko Lodder wrote: >> remko 2009-01-05 15:06:34 UTC >> >> FreeBSD doc repository >> >> Modified files: >> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml >> Log: >> Add missing dot. > > That's not required. The question mark is sufficient on its own, even > within quotes. > >> | - asks the drive <quote>what is your geometry?</quote> It then >> | + asks the drive <quote>what is your geometry?</quote>. It then This is true. It is one of those exceptions of English style that never stops to `get' me, because in my native language the final fullstop *is* required in text within =ABGreek-style quotes=BB.
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