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Typographic and editorial rules

Punctuation marks [general use]

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Don’t add a space before a punctuation mark in both English and French

 

Don’t add a double space after a punctuation mark and following text

 

Don’t add a space before or after the / symbol

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What are the market needs? They are to be defined before…
We will assess/test the product for harmful substances.go.iec.ch/iecsgfont

When writing an individual’s title, do not use a full stop

 

On first mention, use the person’s first and last name. On second mention use the title and last name, or just the last name

Examples1

Mr
Mrs
Ms
Dr
From 2002 to 2014, James M. Shannon was President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Fire Protection Association. Prior to that, Shannon or Mr Shannon served as Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA.

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