European Commission Directorate-General for Translation. English Style Guide

A handbook for authors and translators in the European Commission. Sixth edition: 2010.This Style Guide is intended primarily for English-language authors and translators, both in-house and freelance, working for the European Commission. But now that so many texts in and around the EU institutions are drafted in English by native and nonnative speakers alike, its rules, reminders and handy references aim to serve a wider readership as well.Part I Writing English (Spelling, Punctuation, Numbers, Abbreviations and Symbols, Foreign Imports, Verbs, Lists and Tables, Science Guide, Footnotes, Citations and References, Correspondence, Names and Titles, Gender-neutral Language) Part II About the European Union (The European Union, Primary Legislation, Secondary Legislation, The EU Institutions, References to Official Publications, EU Finances, Member States, Official Languages and Currencies, External Relations)
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140 pages.