Nepali Style Guide Contents What's New? .................................................................................................................................... 4 New Topics ................................................................................................................................... 4 Updated Topics ............................................................................................................................ 5 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 .............................................................................................................. 7 Informative References ............................................................................................................. 8 Language Specific Conventions ...................................................................................................... 9 Country/Region Standards ........................................................................................................... 9 Characters ................................................................................................................................ 9 Date ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Time ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Numbers ................................................................................................................................. 14 Sorting ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Geopolitical Concerns ................................................................................................................ 25 Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions ......................................................................... 27 Adjectives ................................................................................................................................ 27 Articles .................................................................................................................................... 27 Capitalization .......................................................................................................................... 30 Compounds ............................................................................................................................. 31 Gender .................................................................................................................................... 33 Genitive ................................................................................................................................... 33 Modifiers ................................................................................................................................. 35 Nouns ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Prepositions ............................................................................................................................ 37 Pronouns ................................................................................................................................. 39 Punctuation ............................................................................................................................. 39 Singular & Plural ..................................................................................................................... 41 Split Infinitive ........................................................................................................................... 42 Subjunctive ............................................................................................................................. 42 Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces ........................................................................................... 42 Syntax ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Verbs ....................................................................................................................................... 44 Word Order ............................................................................................................................. 45 Style and Tone Considerations .................................................................................................. 47 Audience ................................................................................................................................. 47 Style ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Tone ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Voice ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Localization Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 50 General Considerations ............................................................................................................. 50 Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 50 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................ 54 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................ 54 Applications, Products, and Features ..................................................................................... 56 Frequent Errors ....................................................................................................................... 58 Glossaries ............................................................................................................................... 58 Fictitious Information ............................................................................................................... 58 Recurring Patterns .................................................................................................................. 58 Standardized Translations ...................................................................................................... 58 Unlocalized Items.................................................................................................................... 59 Using the Word Microsoft ....................................................................................................... 69 Software Considerations ............................................................................................................ 69 User Interface ......................................................................................................................... 69 Messages ................................................................................................................................ 77 Keys ........................................................................................................................................ 82 Document Translation Considerations ....................................................................................... 90 Titles ....................................................................................................................................... 90 Copyright ................................................................................................................................. 91 What's New? Last Updated: February 2011 New Topics The following topics were added: Introduction Scope of this Document Style Guide Conventions Sample Text Recommended Reference Material Language Specific Conventions Country/Region Standards Characters Date Time Numbers Sorting Geopolitical Concerns Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions Modifiers Prepositions Pronouns Singular & Plural Split Infinitive Subjunctive Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces Syntax Word Order Style and Tone Considerations Audience Localization Guidelines Applications, Products, and Features Frequent Errors 4 Glossaries Fictitious Information Recurring Patterns Standardized Translations Fictitious Information Recurring Patterns Using the Word Microsoft Software Considerations