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Spell things according to Standard American spelling, except for proper names, places, etc.

Make sure to set your spellchecker to US English. Make sure you use your spellchecker.

If there is a non-English word, which is used in an English sentence, be sure to spell this correctly, using appropriate accent marks, and any special characters. Use the KCharSelect application if you don't have the correct keys on your keyboard.

Abbreviations should be capitalized, unless they are specifically intended to not be capitalized. (i.e. is a good example).

Punctuation within numbers should be Americanized: 10,000.00

It is more legible to use written numbers where the number has no technical value, e.g. “There are three buttons on the dialog”. In this context “3” is not technically significant. Numbers with technical significance should be written as figures. (i.e. “a 10 MB file”, not “a ten MB file”.)

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