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Example sentences

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	===Example sentences===		===Example sentences===
	Generally, every description should be accompanied by a quotation illustrating the description. If no quotation can be found, it is strongly encouraged to create an example sentence. Example sentences should:		Generally, every description should be accompanied by a quotation illustrating the description. If no quotation can be found, it is strongly encouraged to create an example sentence. If the term has multiple forms that all are used in the same way, multiple example sentences are not necessary. Examples of each alternate form are optional, and should be used if they would better illustrate the usage. Example sentences should:
	*be grammatically complete sentences.		*be grammatically complete sentences.
	*be as brief as possible while still clarifying the sense of the term (In rare cases, examples consisting of two brief sentences may work best).		*be as brief as possible while still clarifying the sense of the term (In rare cases, examples consisting of two brief sentences may work best).

Eclaire: /* Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles */

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Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles

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	===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===		===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===
	Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html], ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', Section 8.157 </ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:		Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html], ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', Section 8.157 </ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:
	#Capitalize the first and last words in the title.		*Capitalize the first and last words in the title.
	#Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.		*Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.
	#Lowercase ''the'', ''a'', and ''an''.		*Lowercase ''the'', ''a'', and ''an''.
	#Lowercase all prepositions, regardless of length (except when used adverbially or adjectivally, as in ''Look Up'' or ''Come To'').		*Lowercase all prepositions, regardless of length (except when used adverbially or adjectivally, as in ''Look Up'' or ''Come To'').
	#Lowercase the conjunctions ''and'', ''but'', ''for'', ''or'', and ''nor''.		*Lowercase the conjunctions ''and'', ''but'', ''for'', ''or'', and ''nor''.

	===Punctuation===		===Punctuation===

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Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles

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	===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===		===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===
	Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html]</ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:		Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html], ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', Section 8.157 </ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:
	#Capitalize the first and last words in the title.		#Capitalize the first and last words in the title.
	#Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.		#Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.

Eclaire: /* Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles */

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Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles

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	===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===		===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===
	Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html]<ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:		Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html]</ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:
	#Capitalize the first and last words in the title.		#Capitalize the first and last words in the title.
	#Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.		#Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.

Eclaire at 00:32, 26 May 2015

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	===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===		===Capitalization of Entry and Section Titles===
	~~use~~ http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html		Following ''The Chicago Manual of Style'',<ref>[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec157.html]<ref> titles of pages and of sections should conform to the following guidelines:
			#Capitalize the first and last words in the title.
			#Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions.
			#Lowercase ''the'', ''a'', and ''an''.
			#Lowercase all prepositions, regardless of length (except when used adverbially or adjectivally, as in ''Look Up'' or ''Come To'').
			#Lowercase the conjunctions ''and'', ''but'', ''for'', ''or'', and ''nor''.

	===Punctuation===		===Punctuation===

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	*Usage Polls		*Usage Polls
	When possible the width of right-hand side elements should be uniform so as to provide a "virtual" right-hand side column. Example wikimarkup can be found on the [[Entry Layout]] page.		When possible the width of right-hand side elements should be uniform so as to provide a "virtual" right-hand side column. Example wikimarkup can be found on the [[Entry Layout]] page.

			==References==
			<references />

Rita: /* Descriptions */

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Descriptions

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	====Words in Descriptions====		====Words in Descriptions====
	The use of technical and obscure words in descriptions should be kept to an absolute minimum. When it is necessary or useful to use less common words, ~~these~~ should ~~always have a succinct explanation on the page. It can also be helpful to~~ link to a corresponding WildWords or ~~Wiktionary~~ page.		The use of technical and obscure words in descriptions should be kept to an absolute minimum. When it is necessary or useful to use less common words, they should link to the corresponding WildWords page or Wikitionary page.

	===Example sentences===		===Example sentences===

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General considerations

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	===Research Results===		===Research Results===
	Results of fieldwork (including surveys and interviews), should not be included in the entry pages.		Results of fieldwork (including surveys and interviews), should not be included in the entry pages.

			===Usage Polls===
			Usage polls should be placed on the right hand side of every page, using the wikimarkup found on the [[WildWords Entry Layout]] page.

	===Placement of Content===		===Placement of Content===

Rita: /* Interwiki Links */

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Interwiki Links

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	Include the serial (or Oxford) comma, the final comma before the last element in a list.		Include the serial (or Oxford) comma, the final comma before the last element in a list.
	Eg. ... red, white, and blue.		Eg. ... red, white, and blue.

	~~===Interwiki Links===~~
	~~Related words with their own WildWords pages used in the description of an entry should be wikilinked through bracket notation. An example can be found on the [[Entry Layout]] page.~~

	===Research Results===		===Research Results===

Rita: /* Example sentences */

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Example sentences

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	===Example sentences===		===Example sentences===
	Generally, every description should be accompanied by a quotation illustrating the description. If no quotation can be found, it is strongly encouraged to create an example sentence. Example sentences should:		Generally, every description should be accompanied by a quotation illustrating the description. If no quotation can be found, it is strongly encouraged to create an example sentence. Example sentences should:
	*be grammatically complete sentences~~, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.~~		*be grammatically complete sentences.
	*be placed immediately after the applicable numbered description, and before any quotations associated with that specific description.		*be as brief as possible while still clarifying the sense of the term (In rare cases, examples consisting of two brief sentences may work best).
	*be italicized, with the defined term boldfaced.		*be in a numeral list, if there are multiple descriptions, with the numerals the same as the corresponding descriptions. If there is only one description, there should be only one example sentence, and no numeral.
	*be as brief as possible while still clarifying the sense of the term. (In rare cases, examples consisting of two brief sentences may work best.)		*not contain wikilinks or words that cannot be understood without additional lookup.
	*be ~~indented using~~ the ~~“#:” command placed at~~ the ~~start of~~ the ~~line~~.
	*not contain wikilinks ~~(the~~ words ~~should~~ be ~~easy enough to understand~~ without additional lookup)

	==Optional Headings==		==Optional Headings==

Rita: /* Patterns */

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Patterns

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 ====Words in Descriptions====
 The use of technical and obscure words in descriptions should be kept to an absolute minimum. When it is necessary or useful to use less common words, these should always have a succinct explanation on the page. It can also be helpful to link to a corresponding WildWords or Wiktionary page.
 ===Example sentences===