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--- ultracomfy_style_guide [2026/06/13 20:26] – ultracomfy
+++ ultracomfy_style_guide [2026/06/13 21:13] (current) – ultracomfy
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 ''DD.MM.YYYY'' = 13.06.2026\\
 Numbers only, leading zeroes for days and months.\\
-ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD) would be preferred, but is not established. The American MM/DD/YYYY is rejected and strictly discouraged.
+ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD) would be preferred, but is not established (ie. is impractical). The American MM/DD/YYYY is rejected and strongly discouraged.
-====== Times ======
+===== Times =====
 ''HH:MM'' or ''HH:MM:SS'' = 22:07 or 22:07:57\\
 hours with leading zeroes, typically without seconds.
 When talking to Americans, ''h:mmAM/PM'' = eg. 7PM, 7:52PM, 11:05AM\\
-Short hour without leading zeroes with short minutes, omitted on full hour, with AM/PM marker appended without space, both letters capitalized and no points (ie. not a.m.).\\
+Short hour (without leading zeroes) with long minutes, omitted on full hour. AM/PM marker appended without space, both letters capitalized and no points (ie. not a.m.).\\
 May be used for its colloquiality in some other informal settings.\\
 ''HH:MM:SS AM/PM'' (= 05:30:21 PM) used as long format. Leading zeroes, AM/PM capitalized with space but still no points.
 ====== Words ======
+===== Language =====
+''English, then Chinese, then German''\\
+More speakers of a language is better. English is best, Chinese is a viable backup. Personally I cannot speak Chinese, the only language I know besides English is German. In cases where I must speak German (like 99% in IRL) I do so begrudgingly.
 ===== General Style =====
-''American English'' = Analyzation\\
+''American English and British English: Clarity-Based, then Consistency-Based, then American English, then Both'' = Soccer (Clarity), "the police is" (instead of "the police are", for Consistency), [[:declarate]] (Consistency), Democratization (American English), Flat/Apartment (Both)
-Per case basis, in most cases American is preferred, though some exceptions (laser, not lazer) exist. In many technical contexts British English is preferred.
+Per case basis, in most cases American is preferred. In many technical contexts British English is preferred, although some exceptions exist.\\
+British English may be used in some cases to sound posh, especially in formal matters.
 ===== Semantic Adjustments =====
 ''Non-Standard Clarifying Letters''\\
-eg. Zeroes (not zeros), Consentual (not consensual), Preferred (not prefered); attempts to eliminate some special rules where appropriate for consistency.
+eg. Zeroes (not zeros), Consentual (not consensual); attempts to eliminate some special rules where appropriate for consistency.\\
+Typically chosen depending on which style maintains previously established word style. If one deviates, the other is chosen.
+====== Grammar ======
+===== Punctuation =====
+All sentences end with some punctuation mark (. , ? ! ‽ etc.). Punctuation marks used inside of parentheses or quotation marks do not terminate a sentence (ie. ''He said "Hello.".'' is correct, despite the awkward looking period). This is for clarity and maintaining consistency.
+===== Comma =====
+Standard comma rules, Serial comma (Oxford comma) discouraged (considered Non-Standard) but sometimes accepted as useful, particularly in very long lists.