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=== Spaces === | === Spaces === | ||
The number of spaces following the terminal punctuation of a sentence in the wiki markup makes no difference, as the MediaWiki software condenses any number of spaces to just one when rendering the page. That said, modern practice is evolving towards just one space following the terminal punctuation of a sentence. | The number of spaces following the terminal punctuation of a sentence in the wiki markup makes no difference, as the MediaWiki software condenses any number of spaces to just one when rendering the page. That said, modern practice is evolving towards just one space following the terminal punctuation of a sentence. | ||
== Acronyms == | |||
If a longer term or institution may be better referred to by an acronym, help the reader by defining the acronym following the first use of the full name of the term or institution. Use parenthesis to surround the acronym, but do not wrap the acronym in quotations, e.g.: | |||
:Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) | |||
:public legal education and information (PLEI) | |||
:Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP) | |||
== Word usage == | == Word usage == | ||