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Is the word “formulæ” valid English?
Is the word formulæ, written with an æ at the end, valid in English? I stumbled upon this apparently plural form of formula in the Wiktionary.
I had no idea the letter æ could occur in English. Does ...
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How should blockquoted quotations be formatted?
If I quote someone in a context where a blockquote is appropriate and there isn't lead-in prose which identifies the source, how should it be typeset? I'm quoting a saying or remark, as would be done ...
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When should I not use a ligature in English typesetting?
Typesetting that goes beyond the scope of basic MS Word (e.g. LaTeX, or even modern Word versions with a good OpenType font) often uses ligatures for certain glyph combinations, the most common being
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Should this word be in quotes or in italic?
Let's suppose there exists a standard that documents fruits.
This standard has already accepted apple and peach. Banana has just been accepted as a standard. When I say:
The proposal of banana has ...
