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This '''grammar guide''' outlines the grammatical style used by Halopedia all its articles, categories and templates. It must be followed whenever contributing to the wiki. Although it is not enforced, it is also recommended that you also follow this guideline in social areas such as talk pages, message walls, the [[Special:Forum|forums]] and the [[Halopedia:Discord server|Discord]]. | |||
Additionally, this guide highlights common grammatical errors made by editors to Halopedia, in the hopes of preventing them from occuring again in future. | Additionally, this guide highlights common grammatical errors made by editors to Halopedia, in the hopes of preventing them from occuring again in future. | ||
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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
===General | ===General rules=== | ||
Generally, Halopedia follows the standard grammatical rules of American English. As a rule of thumb, if this page doesn't specify a particular Halopedia convention for a certain situation, then the usual grammatical rule applies. | Generally, Halopedia follows the standard grammatical rules of American English. As a rule of thumb, if this page doesn't specify a particular Halopedia convention for a certain situation, then the usual grammatical rule applies. | ||
===Capital | ===Capital letter usage=== | ||
The standard rules about capital letter usage apply on Halopedia. However, Halopedia also uses capital letters in some other contexts. As usual, titles (such as military ranks) and names of people, places and events should all be written with the first letter in capitals. However, Halopedia also chooses to | The standard rules about capital letter usage apply on Halopedia. However, Halopedia also uses capital letters in some other contexts. As usual, titles (such as military ranks) and names of people, places and events should all be written with the first letter in capitals. However, Halopedia also chooses to capitalize the first letter in the names of video games, levels and maps, game modes, species, weapons, vehicles and languages. Finally, some words are written in all capitals, to mirror how they are written in pieces of ''Halo'' media. These include (but aren't limited to) MJOLNIR, SPARTAN, codenames (e.g. Codename: COALMINER) and operation names (e.g. Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE). | ||
Here are some examples: | Here are some examples: | ||
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==Common | ==Common errors== | ||
===Apostrophes=== | ===Apostrophes=== | ||
Apostrophes are only necessary in two situations: to denote ownership, or to signify a contraction. They should ''only'' be used in these cirumstances, and none others. They are not necessary in plurals (even plurals of acronyms). | Apostrophes are only necessary in two situations: to denote ownership, or to signify a contraction. They should ''only'' be used in these cirumstances, and none others. They are not necessary in plurals (even plurals of acronyms). | ||
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===Possessives of | ===Possessives of plurals=== | ||
When taking the possessive form of a plural (or, in fact, any letter ending in "s"), it is not necessary to append an additional "s" to the word. For example: | When taking the possessive form of a plural (or, in fact, any letter ending in "s"), it is not necessary to append an additional "s" to the word. For example: | ||
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===Placing | ===Placing emphasis=== | ||
Often, new users write text underlined, in capitals or in bold to denote emphasis. This is ''not'' accepted on Halopedia. Instead, any text upon which emphasis is placed should be written in italics, as follows: | Often, new users write text underlined, in capitals or in bold to denote emphasis. This is ''not'' accepted on Halopedia. Instead, any text upon which emphasis is placed should be written in italics, as follows: | ||
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[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||