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The xAPI Specification describes communication about learner activity and experiences between technologies.
https://adlnet.gov/projects/xapi/
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Inconsistent use of e.g. vs. e.g., #1067

Open jhaag75 opened 6 years ago

jhaag75 commented 6 years ago

Need to update the spec to be consistent. We currently use e.g. in some cases and e.g., in others...this seems to be a British vs. American English preference. I don't care what we use as long as it is consistent.

We probably need to check i.e. vs. i.e., as well.

garemoko commented 6 years ago

Huh. I'm always learning new things about the differences between British and American.

creighton commented 6 years ago

We should standardize for e.g.,

abssquared commented 6 years ago

@garemoko, the abbreviations "i.e." and "e.g." are akin to saying "that is" and "for example," respectively. If you started a sentence with either phrase, you'd follow it with a comma.

garemoko commented 6 years ago

^^ Expert input from the Watershed marketing team. Thanks @abssquared!