Nokia COMMUNICATOR 9210 Interface Manual page 58

Do not use a full stop at the end of a string if it is not a full sentence:
''Done,'' ''3 SIM contacts copied''
Use double quotes where the text is user-generated, e.g. for the name of a user's file:
''About to delete Contact card for ''N.N.'' Are you sure?''
Use three dots in messages to denote an ongoing process:
'Calling...,' 'Receiving...,' 'Playing...,' 'Ready to receive...,' 'Scanning for printer...,' 'Conversion in
progress...'.
Avoid using other than standard abbreviations. Note, also, that even if in English you have a standard abbreviation for
a word, in some other languages you may have to use the whole word ('Bcc' = 'Piilokopio' in Finnish).
Some standard abbreviations used in English:
hour
minute
second
binary digit
bits per second
kilobit per second
byte
kilobyte
megabyte MB
kilohertz
megahertzMHz
minimum
maximum max.
number
Do not contract negations:
'IS NOT' not 'isn't'
'CANNOT' not 'can't'
'DO NOT' not 'don't'
Pay attention to hyphens:
'Built-in' (dictionary)
'Read-only'
'Li-ion battery'
'E-mail' preferred, 'email'/'mail' acceptable within text
'3-second delay'
'14400 bit/s' (not '14400-bit/s')
'SIM card'
'PIN code'
See suggested terms in chapter 18.2.
h
min
s
bit
bit/s
kbit/s
B
kB
kHz
min.
no.
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