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but if used, write it in the lower case. This is to ensure consistency with any printed material on the same topic
(which traditionally uses lowercase pronouns). Please see "Eesti keele käsiraamat" for detailed information.
Example:
Source: My Computer
Target: + Minu arvuti
Punctuation
No punctuation marks are needed at the end of menu titles. No punctuation marks are needed at the end of
command titles. Irrespective of the punctuation of check buttons and radio buttons in English, those in Estonian
do not end with a period unless they are complete sentences. Irrespective of the punctuation of the headings of
list boxes and tables in English, those in Estonian never end with a period. Column and row headings should start
with a capital letter and usually have no punctuation marks at the end. Error messages should always end with a
full stop / question mark even though this rule is not observed in English. Estonian error messages (except
questions) always finish with the period. Exclamation marks and other punctuation marks are used only in
exceptional cases. Please see "Eesti keele käsiraamat" for detailed information.
Comma
Decimal value is separated from the integer number with a comma. Please see "Eesti keele käsiraamat" for
detailed information.
Colon
Use colons when bulleted list contains single words or phrases. Then these list items must start with lower case
and are separated with comma or semicolon and last item ends with full stop.
Example: + RTF-formaadis faili loomiseks tuleb teha järgmist:
· avada tekstiredaktoris (näiteks MS Wordis) soovitud dokument (või tuleb see ise koostada),
· valida ülamenüüst File > Save As.
Do not use colons when bulleted list contains full sentences. Then a phrase preceding a bulleted list must end
with full stop.
Example: Tehke RTF-formaadis faili loomiseks järgmist.
· Avage tekstiredaktoris (näiteks MS Wordis) soovitud dokument (või koostage see ise).
· Valige ülamenüüst File > Save As.
Dashes and Hyphens
Three different dash characters are used in English:
Hyphen
The hyphen is used to divide words between syllables, to link parts of a compound word, and to connect the parts
of an inverted or imperative verb form. The hyphen is used between two words to create one word compound.
Example: CD-mängija (CD player)