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==Punctuation==
==Punctuation==
===Apostrophe===
===Apostrophe===
The [[Wikipedia:Apostrophe|apostrophe]] is a very useful piece of punctuation, though it is sometimes over- and under-used in article titles, infoboxes and the text of articles.  
The [[Wikipedia:Apostrophe|apostrophe]] is a very useful piece of punctuation, though it is sometimes misused in article titles, infoboxes and the text of articles.  


An apostrophe is used to signify possession and to indicate the joining of two words.
An apostrophe is used to signify possession and to indicate the joining of two words.
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In both examples the apostrophe and the letter '''S''' signify possession of the noun that follows.  Since the Doctor owns his TARDIS, it is the Doctor's TARDIS.   
In both examples the apostrophe and the letter '''S''' signify possession of the noun that follows.  Since the Doctor owns his TARDIS, it is the Doctor's TARDIS.   


If the possessor's name ends in an '''S''' or the sound of the letter '''S''' or '''X''', the possessive form of their name ends on an apostrophe.   
If the possessor's name ends in an '''S''' or the sound of the letter '''S''', '''X''' or '''Z''', the possessive form of their name ends on an apostrophe.   
For example:
For example:
*The TARDIS' defences ''rather than'' the TARDIS's defences  
*The '''TARDIS' defences''' ''rather than'' the '''TARDIS's defences'''
*Stevens' will ''rather than'' Stevens's will .
*'''Stevens' will''' ''rather than'' '''Stevens's will'''
*Drax' ambition ''rather than'' Drax's ambition
*'''Drax' ambition''' ''rather than'' '''Drax's ambition'''
*The '''fez' destruction''' ''rather than'' the '''fez's destruction'''
 


====Contraction====
====Contraction====
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*''[[Journey's End]]'', in which the singular "journey" has reached its conclusion.
*''[[Journey's End]]'', in which the singular "journey" has reached its conclusion.
*''[[Amy's Choice]]'', in this case the "choice" is that of Amy, a singular proper noun.
*''[[Amy's Choice]]'', in this case the "choice" is that of Amy, a singular proper noun.
===Commas===
''to be added''
===Full stops or periods===
Full stops, generally known to [[North America]]n speakers of English as "periods", usually don't present much of a problem.  They're naturally used at the end of sentences to bring closure.  However, because of varied use across the English speaking world, the use of periods with abbreviations must be arbitrarily decided her on our wiki. 
In keeping with our general preference for British English usage, the following shall be considered "correct" here.
*In the abbreviation of precedent personal titles, no period shall be used if the first and last letters of the full title form the abbreviation.  A period shall be used if the usual abbreviation does not include these letters.  Hence, it's [[Mr Smith]] but Rev. [[Arnold Golightly]]. 
**without a period: Mr, Mrs, Ms, St
**with a period: Rev., Sen., Rep., Prof.
*In the use of acronyms, no period shall be used, owing to the modern British standard which has essentially caved into American usage.  Yes, [[UNIT]] was once U.N.I.T., but nowadays it's not.  Hence [[NASA]], [[CIA]], [[FBI]], etc.
===Inverted commas or quotation marks===
British standard is to put speech within single quotation marks. such as this short passage from ''[[Wetworld]]'':
:Martha jumped as a figure appeared out of the gloom. A short, elderly Indian man, peering at her worridly. 'Where's the Doctor?'
However, it would be problematic to follow the British standard on a site powered by MediaWiki software.  The single quotation mark has a meaning in wiki code that the double quotation mark does not.  In this one case, therefore, we adopt the American standard of using double quotation marks.  Hence, we would see this as being the "correct" punctuation of the above passage:
::Martha jumped as a figure appeared out of the gloom. A short, elderly Indian man, peering at her worridly. "Where's the Doctor?" 


===Spelling and usage===
==Spelling and usage==
Some commonly misused and misspelled words are;  
Some commonly misused and misspelled words are;  
*there, their and they're.  
*there, their and they're.  
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'''Your and You're'''
'''Your and You're'''
*You're, as discussed above is a contraction of "You are".
*You're, as discussed above is a contraction of "You are".
*Your means something belongs or is connected to you.  
*Your means something belongs or is connected to you.


==Full usage==
==Full usage==
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