About this Guide
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The *TYPO3 Publications Style Guide* provides editorial guidelines for text in all kinds
of publications, technical documentation, and the software user interface of applications
issued by the TYPO3 Project.

Anybody writing text for the TYPO3 Project is encouraged to use this document as a guide
to writing style, usage and specific terminology.


Standard Editorial Resources
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In general, follow the style and usage rules in:

* `Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary`_ (or other editions by Merriam-Webster)
* `The Chicago Manual of Style`_


.. _Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:           http://www.merriam-webster.com/
.. _The Chicago Manual of Style:                       http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/