TAEaTFP:Grammar Rules

These are the grammar rules for TAEaTFP on articles. These must be obeyed at all times.

Language

 * TAEaTFP uses American grammar on articles at all times.

Punctuation

 * Most punctuation marks must be inside quotes at all times.


 * Incorrect: "Should we go to the park"?


 * Correct: "Should we go to the park?"


 * A few punctuation marks though must be used outside of quotes, such as a semi-colon.


 * Incorrent: "I had fun;" "I'm evil!"


 * Correct: "I had fun"; "I'm evil!"


 * After any punctuation mark, there must be a least one space after it.


 * Incorrect: Who are you?Why are you here?


 * Correct Who are you? Why are you here?


 * This rule does not apply for punctuation inside quotes.


 * Incorrect: "I like trees. "


 * Correct: "I like trees."

Hyphens are only used when you use a prefix before a word, or something for a word.


 * Incorrect: mainnamespace.


 * Correct: main-namespace.

At the end of a question, you should use a question mark.


 * Incorrect: Why are you evil.


 * Correct: Why are you evil?

Capital Letters

 * Capital letters must only be used at the beginning of sentences, book name, game name, etc.


 * Incorrect: "Yay! I Like That Park."


 * Correct: "Yay! I like that park."


 * An I and contractions starting with an I should be capitalized.


 * Incorrect: "You and i should go have fun."


 * Correct: "You and I should go have fun."

Words with more than one meaning, but spelled differently

 * These words must have their correct spelling.


 * Incorrect: There having fun.


 * Correct: They're having fun.

Commonly misspelled words

 * These words must have their correct spelling.


 * Incorrect: Woah!


 * Correct: Whoa!

Commonly used fake words

 * These words must not be used at all, and must be replaced with another word that means the same thing.


 * Incorrect: Ain't that fun?


 * Correct: Isn't that fun?