What is the proper grammatical term for...

[Al Neri]

This...

"When reviewing "Michael Smith vs. Bob Jones" ("case/the case")"

the (" ") part

and where can I find the rules on how to use it correctly.

 

[Heisenberg]

"When reviewing the Michael Smith vs. Bob Jones case"
or
"When reviewing the case of Michael Smith vs. Bob Jones"

is how I would've put it.

 

[dullard]

I'm extremely confused in what you are trying to ask us. You have inner quotation marks that look like the outer ones. You have parenthesis around stuff that makes no sense at all. It would help if you wrote out the entire sentence you want to write.

By the way, cases are often refered like this:

[*]In Smith v. Jones, the court found that Smith...

Use last name only. Use "v." instead of "vs." I always see them italic. Search law websites and they all use that pattern.

 

[Al Neri]

no no no!!!

i mean like this

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual ("the manual") contains the information you requested. Within the manual you can find all of your answers.

sorry for the confusion!

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
no no no!!!

i mean like this

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual ("the manual") contains the information you requested. Within the manual you can find all of your answers.

sorry for the confusion!

dude are you on crack?

 

[mugs]

Yeah I know what you're talking about but I don't think there's a grammatical term for that. It's a style thing, and it's mostly used in legal documents and with acronyms.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Court cases are done with italics. However if you have a parenthesis within a parenthesis, the parenthesis inside are typically done with ' and '.

"When reviewing 'Michael Smith vs. Bob Jones'"

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
no no no!!!

i mean like this

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual ("the manual") contains the information you requested. Within the manual you can find all of your answers.

sorry for the confusion!

Somehow I don't think you've cleared up the confusion.

Are you talking about #11?

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
no no no!!!

i mean like this

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual ("the manual") contains the information you requested. Within the manual you can find all of your answers.

sorry for the confusion!

Somehow I don't think you've cleared up the confusion.

Are you talking about #11?

yes i am. however, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quipu refers to a Quipu as an incan knot.


m-w.com says:

"quipu
One entry found for quipu.


Main Entry: qui·pu
Pronunciation: 'kE-(")pü
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish quipo, from Quechua khipu
: a device made of a main cord with smaller varicolored cords attached and knotted and used by the ancient Peruvians (as for calculating)
"

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
no no no!!!

i mean like this

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual ("the manual") contains the information you requested. Within the manual you can find all of your answers.

sorry for the confusion!

Ok thanks, that helps a lot.

I usually see it like this: example. Also, often, the whole word is capitalized.

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual (hereinafter referred to as "Manual") contains the information you requested. Within the Manual you can find all of your answers.

or

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual (hereinafter referred to as "MANUAL") contains the information you requested. Within the MANUAL you can find all of your answers.

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
no no no!!!

i mean like this

The information technology departments policies and procedures manual ("the manual") contains the information you requested. Within the manual you can find all of your answers.

sorry for the confusion!

Somehow I don't think you've cleared up the confusion.

Are you talking about #11?

And to clear up everyone else, I'm referring to the ability to write the manual in place of the longer "The information technology departments policies and procedures manual " in the rest of the document.

 

[eits]

"When reviewing Michael Smith v. Bob Jones"

 

[kranky]

I don't think there is a "official" name for that usage.

Let's make one up: parenthetical short name.

 

[blackdogdeek]

ps - department's

you forgot the apostrophe to denote possessive form of department.

 

[Saint Nick]

Its a style thing. You are talking about stuff in EULA agreements and other legal documents, I presume. I can't think of any term that they call that, it just makes the document shorter and easier to read. Like someone said, it's a style thing. Example:

By clicking Accept, you are agreeing to not copy Adobe Photoshop CS2 ("the product") and distribute it on other machines. By distributing "the product", you are violating copyright laws . . . etc.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: kranky
I don't think there is a "official" name for that usage.

Let's make one up: parenthetical short name.

Sounds like a plan. :thumbsup:

 

[Pepsi90919]

wouldn't calling one "case" and the other "the case" be really confusing?

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: mugs
Yeah I know what you're talking about but I don't think there's a grammatical term for that. It's a style thing, and it's mostly used in legal documents and with acronyms.

Job applications as well..."the company" herein.