User:Martin in London/Sandbox

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INTRODUCTION
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INK COLOUR
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HEADINGS
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Numbering Headings and Indents
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PARAGRAPH NUMBERING
[THE NEXT PARAGRAPH IS 1-1006.]
 * Paragraph numbers should contain an en dash, not a hyphen, e.g. 1-100 not 1-100.
 * There is no limit to the number of characters (letters and/or figures) you can have before and after the en dash of a paragraph number, although the recommended number of total characters in a paragraph number on publication is seven. This should allow for stroke paragraphs to be introduced if necessary at a later date. The most important thing is obviously to ensure that the whole paragraph number will fit in the margin of the paper product.
 * There is no limit to the number of characters (letters and/or figures) you can have before and after the en dash of a paragraph number, although the recommended number of total characters in a paragraph number on publication is seven. This should allow for stroke paragraphs to be introduced if necessary at a later date. The most important thing is obviously to ensure that the whole paragraph number will fit in the margin of the paper product.
 * It may be necessary to occasionally renumber paragraphs. If a new paragraph is inserted into an existing run of paragraphs, stroke numbers should be used. For example, when inserting stroke paragraphs between existing paragraphs 12-123 and 12-124, they should be numbered 12-123.1, 12-123.2, 12-123.3, etc. with a link line (see below) to paragraph 12-124.
 * Where paragraphs are being removed, a link line should be inserted in the form:

QUOTATIONS
This does not apply to text in fielded content centres such as S3C and CAwCC. "Where material is omitted ... this should be indicated by ellipses" Bad language within a quotation should not be omitted or changed on principle. Quotation marks should also be used for:
 * Quotations should be clearly indicated and it is vital that they be accurately copied down to the last comma.
 * Double quote marks should be inserted at the beginning and end of every quotation.
 * Single and double quotations should be used alternately for further levels of quotations.
 * When the extract in analytical text is over 22 words it should be typed as a separate paragraph and indented.
 * It should be preceded by a colon
 * It should begin with a capital letter.
 * The text following the indented extract should be full out if it is not a new paragraph.
 * If the quote is less than 22 words or it is not certain that the quote is a full sentence:
 * It should be preceded by a comma;
 * It should begin with a lower case letter.
 * Statutory material and case reports should be reproduced in the exact form of the original (Note for each content area the "original" will mean something different e.g. a transcript for Cases or a HMSO document for Legislation).
 * The typographical representation (e.g. font type and size) may be changed to match the output style. Typographical representation does not include amending date style or anything else style based.
 * Where material is omitted from a quotation, this should be indicated by ellipses. Ellipses should have spaces either side, e.g.
 * Any interpolations or alterations to the quotation (other than omissions) should be indicated by being placed in square brackets.
 * Correct any obvious spelling errors in quotations silently. However this should only be done where there is no doubt at all. If instead you are guessing, flag the change by using square brackets, or simply allow the quoted text to stand but flag with "[sic]".
 * Square brackets should be used if words are amended to help the sense of the quotation, for instance, amending "it was of the opinion that'" to "[the court] was of the opinion that".
 * It is the author's responsibility to quote correctly. In particular, statutory material and case reports should be reproduced in the exact form of their originals.
 * enclosing a word or phrase whose meaning is being referred to, e.g. The operator presses the letter n to indicate "no" and the letter y to indicate "yes";
 * enclosing words or phrases following: entitled, the term, marked, designated, classified, named, enclosed, cited as, referred to as, signed. Do not enclose an expression following: known as, called or so-called. The exception is when the expression is slang;
 * nicknames and pseudonyms;
 * a word, often a colloquialism, used out of context (e.g. making the information on-screen less 'cluttered'). However, do not routinely enclose slang or technical jargon in quotation marks, unless it is expected to be foreign to the vocabulary of the reader.

Punctuation in Quotations

 * If the punctuation is part of the quotation, it should appear inside the quotation marks. If the punctuation has been added, but is not part of the quotation, it should appear outside the quotation marks.
 * Always indicate clearly on the copy where punctuation marks should be set, as some typesetters will automatically set punctuation inside quotation marks.

Lists in commentary
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Lists in case digests
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