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full pattern [2 records]

Record 1 2012-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sheet Metal Working
OBS

full pattern: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail des tôles
OBS

patron complet : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
CONT

The tendency to use all the punctuation that the grammatical structure of the material suggests is referred to as close ([pronounced] klos) punctuation. It is a practice that was more common in the past, and though it may be helpful when the writing is elaborate, it can, when misused, produce an uninviting choppiness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)

Spanish

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