Style Guide: Punctuation

[pauldpickell]

• Use serial comma (Oxford comma) in lists: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
• Use italics for internal dialogue or when you infer what the reader might be thinking: “At this point, you might be wondering, why am I reading this sentence?”
• Avoid the use of semi-colons, except in lists.
• Use and punctuate common Latin abbreviations with periods:
  • “For example” = exempli gratia (e.g.)
  • “That is” = is est (i.e.)
  • “And other similar things” = et cetera (etc.)
• Avoid phrases in parentheses () or brackets []. Instead, place the phrase in a proper sentence.
• Use single spaces between sentences.
• Use double quotation marks for direct quotes, but avoid reproducing verbatim large texts. Paraphrasing with proper citation is preferred to direct quotation.
• Bullet points are preferred over long lists in sentences.

Chapters

• Preface
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12
• Chapter 13
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15
• Chapter 16
• Chapter 17