[projectaon] Re: Tabletop Heroes - 2 issues.
- From: "Jonathan Blake" <blake.jon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:34:03 -0700
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> (Second issue)
>>> Page 50, first column, second paragraph:
>>> They are, however, dearer than Student's colours. -> They are, however,
>>> dearer than Student's Colours.
>>> (Or -> They are, however, dearer than student's colours.)
>>>
>>> Earlier in the paragraph, the two standards are called "Artist's Oil
>>> Colours and Student's Oil Colours". The use of capitals seems inconsistent
>>> to me.
>>
>> I'm unfamiliar with this stuff. Is "Student's" a brand name?
>
> No, it seems to be an industry standard term to refer to the quality of the
> product. So ten different companies might produce student's oil colours. The
> initial occurrence of these terms is capitalised to mark them as two
> different standards (Student's and Artist's), but the second occurrence
> seems OK as it is, since it is only the Standard that needs to be
> capitalised, not any trailing words.
Unless there are counter arguments, I tend to agree. :)
--
Jon
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