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Re: Commas after "i.e." and "e.g." (was: Re: [Ada] gnat_rmtexi: Use @./@: where appropriate.)
- To: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>
- Subject: Re: Commas after "i.e." and "e.g." (was: Re: [Ada] gnat_rmtexi: Use @./@: where appropriate.)
- From: Jeffrey Oldham <oldham at codesourcery dot com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:19:41 -0800
- Cc: Florian Weimer <fw at deneb dot enyo dot de>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: CodeSourcery LLC
- References: <87y9ljne6p.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0111071202230.5929-100000@kern.srcf.societies.cam.ac.uk>
On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 12:08:35PM +0000, Joseph S. Myers wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Florian Weimer wrote:
>
> > "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28@cam.ac.uk> writes:
> >
> > > However, when making such changes to the main manual I was told that
> > > style guides say that "e.g." and "i.e." should always be followed by
> > > a comma,
> >
> > Fowler's Modern English Usage disagrees. A comma should follow only
> > if the sentence structure mandates it.
>
> The reference given in
> <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2001-06/msg01685.html> was The
> Chicago Manual of Style, 13th edition. So we need to choose what rule we
> follow in GCC. Suggestions?
I do not care which you choose, but I suggest being consistent.
Thanks,
Jeffrey D. Oldham
oldham@codesourcery.com