Telugu Style Guide Contents What's New? ................................................................................................................................................. 4 New Topics ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Updated Topics .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 5 About This Style Guide .............................................................................................................................. 5 Scope of This Document ........................................................................................................................... 5 Style Guide Conventions ........................................................................................................................... 5 Sample Text ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Recommended Reference Material ........................................................................................................... 7 Normative References ............................................................................................................................ 7 Informative References .......................................................................................................................... 7 Language Specific Conventions ................................................................................................................... 8 Country/Region Standards ........................................................................................................................ 8 Characters .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Date ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Time ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Numbers ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Sorting .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Geopolitical Concerns .............................................................................................................................. 19 Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions ...................................................................................... 20 Adjectives ............................................................................................................................................. 20 Articles .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Capitalization ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Compounds .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Gender .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Genitive ................................................................................................................................................ 24 Modifiers ............................................................................................................................................... 24 Nouns ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Prepositions .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Pronouns .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Punctuation........................................................................................................................................... 26 Singular & Plural ................................................................................................................................... 28 Split Infinitive ........................................................................................................................................ 28 Subjunctive ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces ........................................................................................................ 28 Syntax ................................................................................................................................................... 29 Verbs .................................................................................................................................................... 29 Word Order ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Style and Tone Considerations................................................................................................................ 30 Audience............................................................................................................................................... 30 Style ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Tone ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 Voice ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 Localization Guidelines ............................................................................................................................... 32 General Considerations ........................................................................................................................... 32 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Accessibility .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Applications, Products, and Features .................................................................................................. 34 Frequent Errors .................................................................................................................................... 34 Glossaries............................................................................................................................................. 34 Fictitious Information ............................................................................................................................ 35 Recurring Patterns ............................................................................................................................... 35 Standardized Translations .................................................................................................................... 35 Unlocalized Items ................................................................................................................................. 35 Using the Word Microsoft ..................................................................................................................... 45 Software Considerations .......................................................................................................................... 46 User Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 46 Messages ............................................................................................................................................. 47 Keys ...................................................................................................................................................... 52 Document Translation Considerations .................................................................................................... 58 Titles ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 Copyright .............................................................................................................................................