In your own words if underline is to highlight latin words then there should be a gap because there is a gap between generic and specific name.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:22 AM, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sir Ji, > > They are different words, certainly, but an "underline" is only for > highlighting a Latin name, isn't it? Why then break a highlight? > > Regards, > > surajit > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> There is a very simple reason why you should have a break an >> underline. Its because genus and species are two different words. >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:16 AM, surajit koley >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Good morning Dr Pankaj Sir Ji >> > >> > Now it's really getting too complicated to my peanut sized brain - >> > >> > Unfortunately, Your three assumptions are totally wrong. >> > Pankaj >> > Sorry your first two assumptions are wrong, third is correct. >> > When I am talking about rules then I mean according to ICBN and hence >> > my technical suggestions were based on ICBN. >> > >> > Pankaj >> > "If you are writing by hand, then only you can underline to highlight >> > the LATIN words." = "underline" is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in printed and >> > cyber world. >> > NO, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN and SHOULD. UNDERLINE IS NOT >> > STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN PRINTED OR CYBER WORLD. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE >> > FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL YOU ARE REFERRING TO. >> > "There is no rule which says that you have to underline it. Linne >> > never underlined names it in his book!! There is no rule NOW which >> > says that you must write the latin names in italics either" = ALLOWS >> > me to go WITHOUT ITALICS in printed and cyber world. >> > NO THIS DOESNT ALLOW YOU TO GO WITHOUT ITALICS. AS IN PRINTED OR >> > CYBERWORLD YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ENGLISH ETHICS AND YOU MUST WRITE A >> > NON ENGLISH WORDS IN ITALICS. >> > If there is no such rule nothing can prohibit use of >> > UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD = All of the above allows me to go for all, >> > UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD, when i am not handwriting or typing for a >> > journal. >> > I DIDNT SAY THAT. " UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD : these are actually three >> > different ways of highlighting," IN YOUR SELF WRITTEN BOOK OR >> > CYBERWORLD (NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) YOU CAN USE EITHER OR ALL OF >> > THESE TOGETHER. BUT FOR ANY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL YOU MUST FOLLOW THE >> > FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL. ITS ALWAYS PROVIDED IN THE JOURNAL. >> > Bottom line is: >> > UNDERLINES CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT >> > (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) AND UNDERLINES SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU ARE >> > WRITING BY HAND. >> > UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD OR EITHER OF THEM CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE >> > WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) >> > ATLEAST ITALICS: SHOULD BE USED IN PRINTED MATTER FOR LATIN NAMES EVEN >> > IF IT IS NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, TO DENOTE A NON-ENGLISH WORD >> > FOLLOWING ENGLISH WRITING TRADITION. >> > >> > When I say technical suggestion then it means FOLLOWING ENGLISH >> > TRADITION AND ETHICS >> > When I say rules, then it means FOLLOWING ICBN >> > >> > Would you please explain why should i break an underline, in a >> > hand-written >> > document, when i write a Latin name? >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > surajit >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> "If you are writing by hand, then only you can underline to highlight >> >> the LATIN words." = "underline" is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in printed and >> >> cyber world. >> >> NO, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN and SHOULD. UNDERLINE IS NOT >> >> STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN PRINTED OR CYBER WORLD. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE >> >> FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL YOU ARE REFERRING TO. >> >> >> >> "There is no rule which says that you have to underline it. Linne >> >> never underlined names it in his book!! There is no rule NOW which >> >> says that you must write the latin names in italics either" = ALLOWS >> >> me to go WITHOUT ITALICS in printed and cyber world. >> >> NO THIS DOESNT ALLOW YOU TO GO WITHOUT ITALICS. AS IN PRINTED OR >> >> CYBERWORLD YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ENGLISH ETHICS AND YOU MUST WRITE A >> >> NON ENGLISH WORDS IN ITALICS. >> >> >> >> If there is no such rule nothing can prohibit use of >> >> UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD = All of the above allows me to go for all, >> >> UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD, when i am not handwriting or typing for a >> >> journal. >> >> I DIDNT SAY THAT. " UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD : these are actually three >> >> different ways of highlighting," IN YOUR SELF WRITTEN BOOK OR >> >> CYBERWORLD (NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) YOU CAN USE EITHER OR ALL OF >> >> THESE TOGETHER. BUT FOR ANY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL YOU MUST FOLLOW THE >> >> FORMAT OF THE JOURNAL. ITS ALWAYS PROVIDED IN THE JOURNAL. >> >> >> >> Bottom line is: >> >> UNDERLINES CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT >> >> (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) AND UNDERLINES SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU ARE >> >> WRITING BY HAND. >> >> UNDERLINE+ITALIC+BOLD OR EITHER OF THEM CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE >> >> WRITING YOUR OWN BOOK OR TEXT (NON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS) >> >> ATLEAST ITALICS: SHOULD BE USED IN PRINTED MATTER FOR LATIN NAMES EVEN >> >> IF IT IS NOT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, TO DENOTE A NON-ENGLISH WORD >> >> FOLLOWING ENGLISH WRITING TRADITION. >> >> >> >> When I say technical suggestion then it means FOLLOWING ENGLISH >> >> TRADITION AND ETHICS >> >> When I say rules, then it means FOLLOWING ICBN >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> Conservation Officer >> >> Office: >> Orchid Conservation Section >> Flora Conservation Department >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> Residence: >> 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> email: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected] >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile). 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