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~~Title:ULTRACOMFY Style Guide~~
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====== Dates and Times ======
===== Dates =====
''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 (ie. is impractical). The American MM/DD/YYYY is rejected and strongly discouraged.
===== Times =====
''HH:MM'' or ''HH:MM:SS'' = 22:07 or 22:07:57\\
24 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 long minutes, omitted on full hour. AM/PM marker appended without space, both letters capitalized and no points (ie. not a.m.)(in line with abbreviation capitalization rules).\\
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 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. 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); 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.\\

If the punctuation mark at the end of the parenthesis is a period, it may be dropped for reconcilability: ''He said "Hello".''\\
If the punctuation marks at the end of the parenthesis is anything but a period, it must be included: ''He said "Hello?".''\\
The final punctuation mark **after** the parenthesis is used under all circumstances to clarify the end of that sentence.

===== Comma =====
Standard comma rules, Serial comma (Oxford comma) discouraged (considered Non-Standard) but sometimes accepted as useful, particularly in very long lists.

===== Abbreviations =====
Abbreviations are generally used for technical purposes and highlighted, ie. mostly capitalized. = WR, AM/PM, PC, DOA, NASA, ESA\\
Exceptions in capitalization in some more advanced abbreviations where only specific letters are capitalized. Very casual abbreviations ("gg") are typically not capitalized, but can be capitalized at any time.