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This page guides the presentation of numbers, dates, times, measurements, currencies, coordinates, and similar items in articles. The aim is to promote clarity, cohesion, and consistency, and to make the encyclopedia easier and more intuitive to use.
An apostrophe is not an accessory. Here are examples of how and when to use an apostrophe—and when you definitely shouldn't. The post Here’s When You Should Use an Apostrophe appeared first on ...
without ’til (informal) until ’tis (informal) it is to’ve (informal) to have tryna (informal) trying to ’twas (informal) it was ’tween (informal) between ’twere (informal) it were w’all: we all w’at: we at wanna: want to wasn’t: was not we’d: we had / we would / we did we’d’ve: we would have we’ll: we shall / we will ...
Use straight apostrophes ('), not curly apostrophes (’). [ g ] Do not use accent marks or backticks ( ` ) as apostrophes. Templates such as {{ ' }} and {{ 's }} are helpful when an apostrophe (or single quote) appears at the beginning or end of text in italics or bold, because italics and bold are themselves indicated by sequences of single ...
A-z]*” (RegEx notation) you should use that, but if all the notations are just customary you should follow the rules of the WP:MoS for units, because then it looks like a designation including units that has no prescribed format. Even if there is a standard or at least a NATO protocol (or whatever they call it) it is probably vague on the ...
Years could be written with two or four digits; the century was sometimes seen being replaced by an apostrophe: "31.12.'91"; however, two-digit years are generally deprecated after the Millennium. Numbers may be written with or without leading zero in Austria or Switzerland, where they are commonly only discarded in days when literal months are ...
Plurals: Plural acronyms are written with a lower-case s after the abbreviation, without an apostrophe, unless full points are used between the letters (e.g. ABCs or A.B.C.'s). Note that Wikipedia generally avoids using full point in upper-case acronyms. Emphasis: Do not apply special style, such as SMALL CAPS, to acronyms.
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