Serbian (Cyrillic) Style Guide Contents What's New? .................................................................................................................................... 4 New Topics ................................................................................................................................... 4 Updated Topics ............................................................................................................................ 4 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 6 About This Style Guide ................................................................................................................ 6 Scope of This Document .............................................................................................................. 6 Style Guide Conventions .............................................................................................................. 6 Sample Text ................................................................................................................................. 7 Recommended Reference Material ............................................................................................. 7 Normative References .............................................................................................................. 8 Informative References ............................................................................................................. 8 Language Specific Conventions ...................................................................................................... 9 Country/Region Standards ........................................................................................................... 9 Characters ................................................................................................................................ 9 Date ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Time ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Numbers ................................................................................................................................. 15 Sorting ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Geopolitical Concerns ................................................................................................................ 23 Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions ......................................................................... 24 Adjectives ................................................................................................................................ 24 Articles .................................................................................................................................... 26 Capitalization .......................................................................................................................... 27 Compounds ............................................................................................................................. 28 Gender .................................................................................................................................... 28 Genitive ................................................................................................................................... 29 Modifiers ................................................................................................................................. 30 Nouns ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Prepositions ............................................................................................................................ 33 Pronouns ................................................................................................................................. 33 Punctuation ............................................................................................................................. 34 Singular & Plural ..................................................................................................................... 38 Split Infinitive ........................................................................................................................... 39 Subjunctive ............................................................................................................................. 39 Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces ........................................................................................... 39 Syntax ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Verbs ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Word Order ............................................................................................................................. 41 Style and Tone Considerations .................................................................................................. 42 Audience ................................................................................................................................. 42 Style ........................................................................................................................................ 42 Tone ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Voice ....................................................................................................................................... 44 Localization Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 45 General Considerations ............................................................................................................. 45 Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 45 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................ 46 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................ 46 Applications, Products, and Features ..................................................................................... 47 Frequent Errors ....................................................................................................................... 47 Glossaries ............................................................................................................................... 48 Fictitious Information ............................................................................................................... 48 Recurring Patterns .................................................................................................................. 48 Standardized Translations ...................................................................................................... 51 Unlocalized Items.................................................................................................................... 51 Using the Word Microsoft ....................................................................................................... 51 Software Considerations ............................................................................................................ 51 User Interface ......................................................................................................................... 52 Messages ................................................................................................................................ 53 Keys ........................................................................................................................................ 57 Document Translation Considerations ....................................................................................... 63 Titles ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Copyright ................................................................................................................................. 66 What's New? Last Updated: February 2011 New Topics The following topics were added: Language Specific Conventions Geopolitical Concerns Articles Genitive Nouns Prepositions Pronouns Singular & Plural Syntax Verbs Localization Guidelines Accessibility Applications, Products, and Features Frequent Errors Glossaries Unlocalized Items User Interface Updated Topics The following topics were updated: Recommended Reference Material Microsoft User Interface Reference Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions Adjectives Capitalization Compounds Gender Modifiers Punctuation Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces Word Order Style and Tone Considerations Localization Guidelines 4 Accessibility Acronyms Recurring Patterns Standardized Translations