Commit 71ac05d4 authored by Mike Jang's avatar Mike Jang Committed by Craig Norris

Minor style edits

Additional edits, including adding a trailing period.
parent 75cd9448
......@@ -557,12 +557,13 @@ tenses, words, and phrases:
- Exceptions to this rule include commonly accepted technical terms, such as
CI/CD and TCP/IP.
- <!-- vale gitlab.LatinTerms = NO -->
We discourage use of Latin abbreviations, such as "e.g.," "i.e.," or "etc.,"
as even native users of English might misunderstand them.
(Tested in [`LatinTerms.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/doc/.vale/gitlab/LatinTerms.yml).)
- Instead of "i.e.," use "that is."
- Instead of "e.g.," use "for example," "such as," "for instance," or "like."
- Instead of "etc.," either use "and so on" or consider editing it out, since
We discourage the use of Latin abbreviations and terms, such as _e.g._,
_i.e._, _etc._, or _via_, as even native users of English can misunderstand
those terms. (Tested in [`LatinTerms.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/doc/.vale/gitlab/LatinTerms.yml).)
- Instead of _i.e._, use _that is_.
- Instead of _via_, use _through_.
- Instead of _e.g._, use _for example_, _such as_, _for instance_, or _like_.
- Instead of _etc._, either use _and so on_ or consider editing it out, since
it can be vague.
<!-- vale gitlab.LatinTerms = YES -->
- Avoid using the word *currently* when talking about the product or its
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