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{{LOFE:Tag|sc}}Brantwood, Coniston{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}},{{LOFE:Comment|comma | {{LOFE:Tag|sc}}Brantwood, Coniston{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}},{{LOFE:Comment|comma OUTSIDE,}} | ||
{{LOFE:Tag|i}}23rd June, 1879{{LOFE:Tag|/i}}.{{LOFE:Comment|period | {{LOFE:Tag|i}}23rd June, 1879{{LOFE:Tag|/i}}. {{LOFE:Comment|period OUTSIDE,}} | ||
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{{LOFE:Tag|sc}}Dear Mr. Malleson{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}},--Walking, and | {{LOFE:Tag|sc}}Dear Mr. Malleson{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}},--Walking, and | ||
talking, are now alike impossible to | talking, are now alike impossible to | ||
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{{LOFE:Tag|sc}}J. Ruskin{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}}.{{LOFE:Comment|period goes '''outside'''.}} | {{LOFE:Tag|sc}}J. Ruskin{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}}.{{LOFE:Comment|period goes '''outside'''.}} | ||
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== Overview of correspondence == | |||
If | The typical components of a letter are the "heading," | ||
"greeting" (or "salutation"), "body," "complementary | |||
closing," and "signature" (with an occasional P.S.). | |||
The heading, which typically includes an address and | |||
date, and/or is center-right aligned, needs to be in | |||
no-wrap. If the greeting is on its own line, it also | |||
may need to be in (a shared) no-wrap; if it needs | |||
in-line formatting and is followed by a comma or colon, | |||
that punctuation goes OUTSIDE the markup. The closing | |||
and signature usually have non-standard alignment and | |||
need to be in (a shared) no-wrap. If they are on the | |||
same line, we usually change that to separate lines. | |||
When a letter is being presented in a book, there may | |||
be an identifying Title that is not part of the letter, | |||
so if the letter needs to be in a block quote, that | |||
identifier should NOT be in the block quote. | |||
== Shared no-wrap == | |||
Here, the heading of the letter is made up of two right-justified lines; use one no-wrap for both. The complementary closing ("Ever affectionately yours") has a special indentation and the signature is right-justified; again, use one pair of no-wraps for both lines. | |||
A | == Major and minor divisions == | ||
A Project's Comments may specify that each letter is | |||
a Chapter or a Section; or the white space and context | |||
may make that apparent. | |||
Here, the Project Comments said to treat each letter as a Chapter. | |||
If in doubt, ASK. | |||
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[[Category:Special review]] | [[Category:Special review]] | ||
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[blank line] [blank line] [blank line] [blank line] /* <sc>Brantwood, Coniston</sc>,[** comma OUTSIDE,] <i>23rd June, 1879</i>. [** period OUTSIDE,] [** but include numbers in the italics.] */ [** Comma OUTSIDE.] <sc>Dear Mr. Malleson</sc>,--Walking, and talking, are now alike impossible to [** Middle of letter removed to save space] Is not this the first of all questions which a Clerical Council has to answer in open terms? /* Ever affectionately yours,[** comma, so] <sc>J. Ruskin</sc>.[** period goes outside.] */
Overview of correspondence
The typical components of a letter are the "heading," "greeting" (or "salutation"), "body," "complementary closing," and "signature" (with an occasional P.S.). The heading, which typically includes an address and date, and/or is center-right aligned, needs to be in no-wrap. If the greeting is on its own line, it also may need to be in (a shared) no-wrap; if it needs in-line formatting and is followed by a comma or colon, that punctuation goes OUTSIDE the markup. The closing and signature usually have non-standard alignment and need to be in (a shared) no-wrap. If they are on the same line, we usually change that to separate lines. When a letter is being presented in a book, there may be an identifying Title that is not part of the letter, so if the letter needs to be in a block quote, that identifier should NOT be in the block quote.
Here, the heading of the letter is made up of two right-justified lines; use one no-wrap for both. The complementary closing ("Ever affectionately yours") has a special indentation and the signature is right-justified; again, use one pair of no-wraps for both lines.
Major and minor divisions
A Project's Comments may specify that each letter is a Chapter or a Section; or the white space and context may make that apparent. Here, the Project Comments said to treat each letter as a Chapter. If in doubt, ASK.
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