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| transcriptions:rules [2019-12-14 16:30:36] – clarified some text Ken Norman | transcriptions:rules [2019-12-14 16:34:33] – Ken Norman |
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| * **Semantic preservation**: I always preserve the [[define>semantics]] of what is written/typed. If the text is factually incorrect, I nevertheless remain faithful to the author's words. | * **Semantic preservation**: I always preserve the [[define>semantics]] of what is written/typed. If the text is factually incorrect, I nevertheless remain faithful to the author's words. |
| * **Brackets** (i.e., ''<typo fc:blue; fw:bold>[</typo> ... <typo fc:blue; fw:bold>]</typo>''): I use brackets to denote something that is //not// in the original text. I have very rarely found brackets in use in older handwritten text. | * **Brackets** (i.e., ''<typo fc:blue; fw:bold>[</typo> %%...%% <typo fc:blue; fw:bold>]</typo>''): I use brackets to denote something that is //not// in the original text. I have very rarely found brackets in use in older handwritten text. |
| * **Errors**: I use ''[sic]'' to denote when an error is the author's, not mine. Sometimes, I will include the correction when it isn't entirely obvious (e.g., ''pson [sic: person]''). | * **Errors**: I use ''[sic]'' to denote when an error is the author's, not mine. Sometimes, I will include the correction when it isn't entirely obvious (e.g., ''pson [sic: person]''). |
| * **Dates**: Dates are written in a variety of ways, to include numbers written as words. I strive to always type the date in a standardized Gregorian Calendar format of ''dd Mmm yyyy'' immediately after the text date (e.g., ''the Tenth Day of aprill 1684 [10 Apr 1684]''). This makes the date more easily recognized by search engines. | * **Dates**: Dates are written in a variety of ways, to include numbers written as words. I strive to always type the date in a standardized Gregorian Calendar format of ''dd Mmm yyyy'' immediately after the text date (e.g., ''the Tenth Day of aprill 1684 [10 Apr 1684]''). This makes the date more easily recognized by search engines. |