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| transcriptions:rules [2019-10-25 17:33:30] – Ken Norman | transcriptions:rules [2019-11-05 19:48:56] – added custom page title Ken Norman |
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| | ~~Title: Transcription Rules ~~ |
| ====== My Rules for Transcriptions ====== | ====== My Rules for Transcriptions ====== |
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| * **Numbers**: When quantities are written as words, I'll give the numeric equivalent in brackets (e.g., ''one hundred [100]''). | * **Numbers**: When quantities are written as words, I'll give the numeric equivalent in brackets (e.g., ''one hundred [100]''). |
| * **Names**: When a name is abbreviated, or given only as initials, I will provide a complete name if it is known (e.g., ''Wm. [William]''). | * **Names**: When a name is abbreviated, or given only as initials, I will provide a complete name if it is known (e.g., ''Wm. [William]''). |
| * **Money**: I will indicate money using modern notation wherever possible (e.g., ''ten pounds [£10]''. If old style notation is used, I will convert to modern notation (e.g., ''4/ [4s]'', which is four shillings). | * **Money**: I will indicate money using modern notation wherever possible (e.g., ''ten pounds [£10]''). If old style notation is used, I will convert to modern notation (e.g., ''4/ [4s]'', which is four shillings). |
| * **No new content**: I never introduce new content into the transcribed text (except when contained within brackets, as described above). | * **No new content**: I never introduce new content into the transcribed text (except when contained within brackets, as described above). |
| * **Typeset "long" //s//** (i.e., the ''<typo fc:blue; fw:bold>ſ</typo>'' character): Some early printing typesets used the [[wp>Long_s|long s]] character, which is an archaic form of the lower case letter //s//. I simply replace it with a lowercase //s//. Some transcribers use the lowercase //f//, but that is grammatically and syntactically incorrect. | * **Typeset "long" //s//** (i.e., the ''<typo fc:blue; fw:bold>ſ</typo>'' character): Some early printing typesets used the [[wp>Long_s|long s]] character, which is an archaic form of the lower case letter //s//. I simply replace it with a lowercase //s//. Some transcribers use the lowercase //f//, but that is grammatically and syntactically incorrect. |