Telugu Style Guide 
          
        Contents 
        What's New? ................................................................................................................................................. 4 
         New Topics ................................................................................................................................................ 4 
         Updated Topics .......................................................................................................................................... 4 
        Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 5 
         About This Style Guide .............................................................................................................................. 5 
         Scope of This Document ........................................................................................................................... 5 
         Style Guide Conventions ........................................................................................................................... 5 
         Sample Text ............................................................................................................................................... 6 
         Recommended Reference Material ........................................................................................................... 7 
          Normative References ............................................................................................................................ 7 
          Informative References .......................................................................................................................... 7 
        Language Specific Conventions ................................................................................................................... 8 
         Country/Region Standards ........................................................................................................................ 8 
          Characters .............................................................................................................................................. 8 
          Date ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 
          Time ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 
          Numbers ............................................................................................................................................... 12 
          Sorting .................................................................................................................................................. 16 
         Geopolitical Concerns .............................................................................................................................. 19 
         Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions ...................................................................................... 20 
          Adjectives ............................................................................................................................................. 20 
          Articles .................................................................................................................................................. 21 
          Capitalization ........................................................................................................................................ 22 
          Compounds .......................................................................................................................................... 22 
          Gender .................................................................................................................................................. 24 
          Genitive ................................................................................................................................................ 24 
          Modifiers ............................................................................................................................................... 24 
          Nouns ................................................................................................................................................... 24 
          Prepositions .......................................................................................................................................... 26 
          Pronouns .............................................................................................................................................. 26 
          Punctuation........................................................................................................................................... 26 
          Singular & Plural ................................................................................................................................... 28 
          Split Infinitive ........................................................................................................................................ 28 
          Subjunctive ........................................................................................................................................... 28 
          Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces ........................................................................................................ 28 
          Syntax ................................................................................................................................................... 29 
          Verbs .................................................................................................................................................... 29 
          Word Order ........................................................................................................................................... 29 
         Style and Tone Considerations................................................................................................................ 30 
          Audience............................................................................................................................................... 30 
                                                           
          Style ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 
          Tone ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 
          Voice ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 
        Localization Guidelines ............................................................................................................................... 32 
         General Considerations ........................................................................................................................... 32 
          Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................ 32 
          Accessibility .......................................................................................................................................... 33 
          Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................. 33 
          Applications, Products, and Features .................................................................................................. 34 
          Frequent Errors .................................................................................................................................... 34 
          Glossaries............................................................................................................................................. 34 
          Fictitious Information ............................................................................................................................ 35 
          Recurring Patterns ............................................................................................................................... 35 
          Standardized Translations .................................................................................................................... 35 
          Unlocalized Items ................................................................................................................................. 35 
          Using the Word Microsoft ..................................................................................................................... 45 
         Software Considerations .......................................................................................................................... 46 
          User Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 46 
          Messages ............................................................................................................................................. 47 
          Keys ...................................................................................................................................................... 52 
         Document Translation Considerations .................................................................................................... 58 
          Titles ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 
          Copyright .............................................................................................................................................. 58 
         
                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
               What's New? 
               Last Updated: February 2011 
               New Topics 
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               Updated Topics 
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