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Record 1 2013-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
CONT

Because the spelling of certain words changes depending on the country (eg. color/ colour), you should also identify the country subcode. This will help user agents determine punctuation and hyphenation rules.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
CONT

Étant donné que l'orthographe de certains mots change selon le pays (p. ex. color et colour), vous devriez également indiquer le sous-code de pays. Cela aide les agents logiciel de l'utilisateur à déterminer les règles de ponctuation et de coupure de mots.

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