Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:05:55 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man9 style.9 Message-ID: <20010906090555.H4447@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010905143804.Q96906@sunbay.com>; from ru@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 02:38:04PM %2B0300 References: <200109050046.f850kqZ94002@freefall.freebsd.org> <20010905143804.Q96906@sunbay.com>
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On Wednesday, 5 September 2001 at 14:38:04 +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 05:46:51PM -0700, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> grog 2001/09/04 17:46:51 PDT
>>
>> Modified files:
>> share/man/man9 style.9
>> Log:
>> Correct (English language) style. No change in (C language) style.
>>
>> Revision Changes Path
>> 1.64 +15 -15 src/share/man/man9/style.9
>>
> And what was wrong with exclamation marks?
They were out of place, and didn't conform with the style of the rest
of the document.
Note that in English, an imperative normally does <em>not</em> require
a terminating exclamation mark; indeed, it's not allowed.
From the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Edition:
5.17 An exclamation point [sic] is used to mark an outcry or an
emphatic or ironic comment. To avoid detracting from its
effectiveness, however, the author should use this punctuation
sparingly.
5.19 The use of an exclamation point as an editorial protest is
strongly discouraged.
From the Commonwealth of Australia Style Manual, 5th edition:
6.83 An exclamation mark should be used to indicate a high degree of
surprise, incredulity or strong emotion.
By contrast, Duden says:
R28 Das Ausrufezeichen steht nach Aufforderungs- bzw. Befehlssätzen
und nach Wunschsätzen.
If you look at the cases in point, you'll find that both possibilities
mentioned in Duden apply to these sentences. Neither English source
allows an exclamation mark to terminate a sentence in imperative mood.
Greg
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