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"; otherwise" vs ". Otherwise" vs ". Otherwise," #122

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sdutoit opened this issue May 14, 2013 · 2 comments
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"; otherwise" vs ". Otherwise" vs ". Otherwise," #122

sdutoit opened this issue May 14, 2013 · 2 comments

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sdutoit commented May 14, 2013

When specifying else-cases in paragraph text, a common idiom in the draft is to write

If .... then . Otherwise

or

If .... then ; otherwise

The full sentence end vs semicolon is one inconsistency. Another is whether a comma follows the "otherwise". Existing usage in the draft is mixed between all four combinations.
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I think the style varies with complexity, among other things. I'm not sure enforcing the consistency is helpful here.
Richard?

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jensmaurer commented Mar 2, 2017 •
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Editorial meeting consensus: No need to enforce the style. Having several levels (commas, semicolons, sentences) is helpful for the structure.

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