From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Womick, Don" Subject: RE: Language question Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:13:17 -0600 Message-ID: <6886503D1523ED41ACBD82F205B220EA03673D80@ad01msxmb004.US.Cingular.Net> References: <8260CEF3-AEEF-4E9C-824D-2DBD184671BC@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LARgq-0003Cb-9n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:13:32 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LARgp-0003C7-0s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:13:31 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37985 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LARgo-0003C3-Ku for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:13:30 -0500 Received: from mail121.messagelabs.com ([216.82.242.3]:38216) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LARgo-00011F-Bq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:13:30 -0500 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message In-Reply-To: <8260CEF3-AEEF-4E9C-824D-2DBD184671BC@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik , emacs org-mode mailing list 's always indicates possession, never plurality. I don't think there's a hard-and-fast choice between "IDs" and "ids", but "IDs" looks better to me, since it's clear that you're using an abbreviation. But if you write "id" (singular), be consistent and write "ids" (plural). -----Original Message----- From: emacs-orgmode-bounces+don.womick=3Dcingular.com@gnu.org [mailto:emacs-orgmode-bounces+don.womick=3Dcingular.com@gnu.org] On = Behalf Of Carsten Dominik Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:18 AM To: emacs org-mode mailing list Subject: [Orgmode] Language question Hi, this is a question to the native English speakers out there. If I write in the documentation "Cross referencing with unique IDs is hard to document" do I then write ids IDs id's or ID's ???? Thanks. - Carsten _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode