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  2. Wikipedia : Guidance on applying the Manual of Style

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    For example, "Stop!" has the punctuation inside the quotation marks because the word "stop" is said with emphasis. However, when using "scare quotes", the comma goes outside. Other examples: Arthur said the situation was "deplorable". (The full stop (period) is not part of the quotation.)

  3. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Abbreviations

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    Do not apply initial capitals or other forms of emphasis to common-noun phrases just because capitals are used when abbreviating them: Incorrect (not a proper name): uses Digital Scanning (DS) technology; Correct: uses digital scanning (DS) technology; Correct (proper name): produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    Not redundantly refer back to the subject of the article, e.g., Early life, not Smith's early life or His early life. Not refer to a higher-level heading, unless doing so is shorter or clearer. Not be numbered or lettered as an outline. Not be phrased as a question, e.g., Languages, not What languages are spoken in Mexico?.

  5. Style guide - Wikipedia

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    For style manuals in reference-work format, new editions typically appear every 1 to 20 years. For example, the AP Stylebook is revised every other year (since 2020). [7] The Chicago Manual of Style is in its 18th edition, while the APA and ASA styles are both in their 7th as of 2025. Many house styles and individual project styles change more ...

  6. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Contents

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    When to and not to use a list instead of prose within an article. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons (MOS:ICON) On the use of small images within text. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout (MOS:LAYOUT) Ordering of content within articles, structures of standard appendices (MOS:APPENDIX). Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section (MOS:LEAD)

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  8. Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/quotation and punctuation ...

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    When using "scare quotes", however, the comma goes outside. Other examples: Arthur said the situation was "deplorable". (The full stop (period) is not part of the quotation.) Arthur said, "The situation is deplorable." (The full sentence is quoted; the period is part of the quotation.)

  9. English punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet. [1] English punctuation has two complementary aspects: phonological punctuation, linked to how the sentence can be read aloud, particularly to pausing; [2] and grammatical punctuation, linked to the structure of the sentence. [3]