Style Guide Spanish 031108

8/2/2019 Style Guide Spanish 031108

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STYLE GUIDE FOR

SPANISH TRANSLATIONAND LOCALIZATION PROJECTS


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INTRODUCTION.1

ACRONYMS,.ABBREVIATIONS.2acoms ....................................................... ............................................................ ............................................... 2abbviios ............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................... 3

Mos Commo Smbols ...................................................... ............................................................ ............................ 3COMPOUND.WORDS..4

CAPITALIZATION.5

Gl Guilis ..................................................... ............................................................ ..................................... 5Goghic nms .................................................... ........................................................... ...................................... 5Isiuiol nms, Govm dms, agcis .............................................................................................. 5docum nms ...................................................... ........................................................... ...................................... 6

CREDENTIALS.7

PUNCTUATION.8

pucuio ..................................................... ........................................................... ................................................ 8Comm, Smicolo ................................................... ........................................................... ...................................... 8

dsh, Hh ............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................... 8Slsh .................................................... ........................................................... .......................................................... 8Quoio Mks, phss, Bcks .................................................. ............................................................ ........ 9Ilics ................................................... ............................................................ ......................................................... 9Wi accs ......................................................... ........................................................... .................................... 10Fooos ....................................................... ............................................................ ............................................. 10

HEADINGS,.TITLES.11

Gl Guilis ..................................................... ............................................................ ................................... 11Cosisc i Sucu to ........................................................... ............................................................ ...... 11Li Bks i tils, Subhs ..................................................... ............................................................ ................ 11

NUMBERS,.MEASUREMENTS.12

Gl Guilis ..................................................... ............................................................ ................................... 12

ds ................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................ 12tim..................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................ 13rgs o numbs, ds, pgs .......................................................... ............................................................ ...... 13Oil numbs ....................................................... ............................................................ ................................... 13Comms, dcimls ................................................... ............................................................ ................................... 13

UNITS.OF.MEASUREMENT.14

Gl Guilis ..................................................... ............................................................ ................................... 14Uis o Msum i tx ......................................................... ............................................................ ................ 14pc, pcg poi .................................................... ............................................................ ......................... 14Billio, tillio ............................................................ ........................................................... .................................... 14Cuc ......................................................... ........................................................... .............................................. 14pho numbs ........................................................ ........................................................... .................................... 14

NAMES. .15Cou nms ......................................................... ............................................................ ................................... 15Oh Goghic as ....................................................... ............................................................ ......................... 15Cou Clssicios ........................................................ ............................................................ .......................... 15

REFERRING.TO.THE.IIA.AND.ITS.MEMBERS.16

PROOFREADING.THE.TRANSLATION.17

REFERENCES..18

th IIa is Sish-skig Isius .......................................................... ........................................................ 18Gmm, pucuio, diciois Books ................................................... ........................................................ 18

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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INTRODUCTION

a slio is o jus sciio om o lgug io oh. I s o o ol h mig o wos scs, bu lso h coc mig o h oigil ouc. Goo slio s s i h x h oigill b wi i hg lgug.

Big i mi h h vious Sish-skig couis hv hi ow liguisic cusoms cs, h im i sligth IIa ocums is o us iiol Sish i ms o sl, sx, vocbul (lso voiig aglicism)i sho, lgug ccbl o h wis ossibl Sish-skig uic.

as gl ul, ulss isuc ohwis, slos xc o sc lic h om o h souc x. I iio,slios o fc ic cosoc o h oigil x, accuracy o co sl s wll s m consistencyth k o chivig succss i his icio lis i h slos scuiizig o ll scs o h oigil ocum suoighis/h choic o o ms bs o gloss h will b ovi. this is icull imo wh lig wih proprietaryproduct.names.and.slogans.

Cosisc lso ms oubl-chckig o vi h:

Ims i bl o cos mch scio/ch higs (ulss h cull is ivgc om h oigilx).

Com slogs o-mk oucs ms sl iicll ch im h . Wh ils o chs, bls, ghics us wihi h bo o h ocum, h mch h cul ils us

s cios wih ghics.

W lso slos o siv o mii h sm voic sl i v slio. Kig h oigil voice stylehls o h sl ocum s u slio o h oigil. W liz h hs lms o o lws slsil io h g lgug. pls us ou bs jugm. docoig shoul ol b li o h uos o imovig hbili o x h cli o mig. Howv, lws o ou bs o voi lil uul slios.

Kow wh is imo. I im wh h ovsul o iomio is vi vwh, chi xcuiv ocs (CeOs) need.toensure h h mos imo issus civ

Wrong.literal.verbal.translation:

e imos qu l o xcsiv iomci s vi oos los, los icos gls (CeOs) csisgus qu ls cusios ms imos cib suci imo

Correct.natural.paraphrasing:

e sos imos qu l xcso o iomci s iiscuibl oos los lugs, los icos glss b sgu qu s iqu suci imo ls cusios ms imos ls uios sgis ls ms ssios l gci jcuiv.

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ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS

ACRONYMS

acoms om wih h iiil ls o wo o b combiig h iiil l ls o wo o sis o wos. thbhv s commo ous. a xml is IIa which ss o th Isiu o Il auios, s his is h o m o ouogizio, i shoul lws b k s h wh lkig bou IIa Globl. Wh ig o oh isius h coms us

shoul b IaI. Howv, ou m us icl, i css. I iio, ls o how o h slio o th IIa blogigo i couis.

th IIas Iiol Ss o h possiol pcic o Il auiig scis h

Ls noms Iciols l ejcicio posiol l auio I l IIa scic qu l lcc l uio

th IIa-UK Il ouc usul osiio o u i 2003.

e l o 2003, l IaI l rio Uio Il lbo u clci osici mu il.

I gl, coms sl io Sish h s isc h i h x, wih h eglish com i hsisth, h eglish com is us.

FrOM ItS InSUranCe OrIGInS, is isk mgm (erM) hs vlo io ull-fg mgm ucioh hs ogss io busiss s h w oigill cosi ul as isclos i coo oig

o erM iclu:deSde SUS OrGeneS en eL rea de SeGUrOS, l gsi isgo msil (erM, igls) h volucioo hscovis u uci gsi mlim soll Ls s mcios los ioms cooivossob erM iclu:

Howv, h us o bbviios coms is o s commo i Sish s i is i eglish. avoi ovusig hm i Sishxs.

th hs o b ilogu mog h chi ui xcuiv (Cae), sio mgm, h ui commi o susciv ols sosibiliis cl cc. th s ol o Caes is mkig, tobi gus.

ti qu hb ilogo l ico jcuivo uio, l l icci l comi uio sguqu los scivos ols sosbilis s clos s cos. el im ol los icos jcuivos uio s hc mkig, sosi tobi.

acoms h hv ocil slios kow wolwi shoul b sl: OnU, Ce, Oea. avoi coiig coms o ouow. Whv vilbl, ou shoul us h Sish bbviio o com is o h eglish o. as gl ul, bbviios ocou ms (.g., ee. UU.) o oh commo os (such s g., c., .j.) shoul v b us i x (hi us i bls o biblioghisis ccbl). Fo oh s o bbviios, h sm uls s i eglish gll l i x: h m o m shoul b sll ou ois s occuc, ollow b h bbviio i hss, h bbviio c b us i l occucs.

Fo xml:

U icmo l ouco ciol buo (pnB) ci

Ulik i eglish, coms bbviios v luliz i Sish. th icl (u, u, l, ls, los, c.) will iibw sigul lul. Fo xml:

Coc: U CIa, los CIa

Icoc: los CIasCoc: Los deaIcoc: Los deas

th som coms sl io Sish i i w ig o h cou. Fo isc, alisis daFO i Sio alisis FOda i Li amic. I hos css, ls sk vic om chicl sk oc.

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ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONSI gl, bbviios shoul ol b us i h is sc sicio (i.., i bls simil oms o isl) bu, s gl ul, o i x. Howv, his os o l o bbviios us i ils o ss cig o m.

Coc: l S. M Bow u sig

Icoc: l blc s s l do. Fizs su visi

rgig h bbviio o h ms o mohs, h ollowig uls o sl l: . b. m. b. mo* ju. jul. go. s.oc. ov. ic.

*o bbviio

pls lso mmb h bbviios shoul lws b wi wih l io h hi wi cc is k whv vowl is s.

.g. g. c.

nvhlss, ls o o uis o msu s bbviios. th , i c, smbols v c io.

.g., km, m, l

MOST.COMMON.SYMBOLS

Term Spanish Abbreviation

Celsius grado Celsius C

Centimeter centmetro cm

Cubic meter metro cbico m3

Fahrenheit grado Fahrenheit F

Gram gramo g

Kilogram kilogramo kg

Kilometer kilmetro km

Meter metro m

Milligram miligramo mg

Millimeter milmetro mm

Number nmero n., nm., nro.

Ounce onza oz

Inches pulgadas in


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COMPOUND WORDS

COMPOUND.WORDSas i eglish, Sish comou wos (lbs comuss) om wih xs o comosi lms (.g., i-, bio-,co-, x-, os-, -, socio-, sub-) sll clos, wih o hh. Fo xml: icosiuciol, biog, cosi,

xjuicil, c. I is comm h ou us h simli om os is o os, v wh h x ccomissgms sig wih vowl .g., osmoo, os, osgo, osguo, c.

I gl, comou wos i which h sco lm bgis wih shoul b wi wih h igh . Fo xml:iobo, colic, c. Howv, lws com wih h rae Sish dicio bcus h m xcios, such sosomico. as gl ul w will us wh i is sog sou bw wo vowls.

Sish comou wos cosi sigl wos, so h uls iig o ccs shoul b ollow. S hs xmls:

simismo (s lus mismo)

blocso (bl lus cso)

cimosimo (cimo lus simo)uovluci

uocool

Wh comou wos s b hh, ch lm miis h cosoig cc (hoic /o wi). Foxml: co-lm, lo-lm, mxico-mico, socil-mocico; bu socilmc, socilmocci.


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CAPITALIZATION

GENERAL.GUIDELINES.Sish uls o cilizio i om hos licbl i eglish. Mos o h cilizio oh sllig uls coii his sl gui ollow h oms b h ublicio o h rl acmi esol (rae) il Ortografa de la lenguaespaola. Edicin revisada por las Academias de la Lengua Espaola (1999). also, gmm sll ig uls, icluig hos ocilizio, c b ou o h rae Wb si (www..s/) u diccioio us.

as v gl ul, k io ccou h, mos qul, Sish cilizs ol h iiil l. Howv, his m b i ih ils o jobs o ocums such s wsls, mgzis, o sios, wh h cilizio o ll ls m b uiliz.

I iio, h Strategic.Planning.Steering.Committee sk o vliio.

ams, l Comit.de.Direccin.de.Planifcacin.Estratgica solici los isiuos qu mi su vlici sob.

GEOGRAPHIC.NAMESCountries

as gl ul, us lowcs o commo ous ulss h o h o m. nous ig o cou iols l jcivs shoul b lowcs. Fo xml: eso Mxico (Mxico), bu so Chis (Mxico), so U psh (Ii); Ciu Guml, bu ciu S Slvo, ciu Mosc; Ls uois ms, losgios, l gobio cuoio.

Regions,.Geographic.Features.

Ciliz ll goghicl o ms h o i gio s o h wol o gios o coi oigoliicl o goghicl ivisios. Som goghicl ms qui h us o icl, which shoul b lowcs (.g.,los als) ulss i is o h m (.g., el Slvo). Us lowcs o ous jcivs iv om hos ms jcivs moiig ms o gios. Fo xml: los Blcs, l gi los Blcs, ls cooms los Blcs, bu losss blcicos; l amzoi, bu l cuc mzic; sio l Sh, bu sio shio.

Ciliz ois o h comss wh iclu i h ocil m o gio, o wh sigig gio; mk hm lowcsi ll oh css. also, us lowcs o ll jcivl oms sigig hos ois. Fo xml: l polo no, bu l o agi; amic l Su, Coo Su, bu l su l coi.

Us lowcs o ms h sig s bu o goghic i u. Fill, i goghic ms m u o commoms (such s ciu, o, oco) i osiio wih o ous, lws us lowcs o h commo m ulss i is oh whol m. Fo xml: zo l co CFa, oco alico, o amzos, l coill los as, bu Si nv.

INSTITUTIONAL.NAMES,.GOVERNMENT.DEPARTMENTS,.AGENCIESI ocil ocums, ciliz ms lig o scic, uiqu govm o govml m o gc i ull om.Us lowcs o simil ms wh us s gic ms. Fo xml: l Gobio l rio Uio, bu l gobio lco

cs, l cul gobio Hous, los gobios liomicos; Miisio eucci, bu ls ocis miisils,icho miisio.


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CAPITALIZATION

DOCUMENT.NAMESWh ig o scic ocum b is m, ciliz l l o is iiil ls s i i w o m, Howv, i ou lkig gicll, cilizio shoul o b us.

el Cdigo.de.tica juo l Marco.para.la.Prctica.Proesional oos oucimios miios o l Isiuo,oocio oici los uios ios svi los ms.

es csio oio co co u cdigo.de.tica l osi uio i, qu s s bs lcoz qu s im su sgumio

Si bi ss icis u c l cic l uio i c mbi, l cumlimio lsNormas.Internacionales.para.el.Ejercicio.Proesional.de.la.Auditora.Internas scil l jcicio lssosbilis los uios ios.


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CREDENTIALS

CREDENTIALSWh lisig cils somos m, lws lc CIa s, h oh IIa sigios. th ol xcios ocolils (.g., ph.d., Jd); hs shoul bo CIa. do o lis mss- o ugu-lvl sigios (.g., MBa, Ba, c.).

Michl pkiso, CIapsi l CrI

lvo roguz pz, CIa, Cp

psi l Com auio

thoms M. Wls, ph.d.Uivsi o tm

rob t. Jmiso, Jd

Uivsi o doi Mc School o Lw


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PUNCTUATION

PUNCTUATION.pucuio uls i Sish i om hos i eglish. th ublicio Ortografa de la lengua espaola. Edicin revisada por lasAcademias de la Lengua Espaola (1999) h rl acmi esol (rae) Wb si (www..s/) ovi il iomioi his g. this scio givs som xmls o ucuio issus commol is i Sish slios o x.

COMMA,.SEMICOLON.I Sish, comm is us o s h i lms o giv sc. Howv, i h lms hmslvs lhv comm, smicolo shoul b us o cll s is.

Ls civis uio i so jcis mbis lgls cululs ivsos, o ogizcios quv sg sus.propsitos,.tamao.y.estructura

I h umio is coml, cojucio (, o, u, , i) wihou comm shoul c h ls lm.

di h il uios il h com, o i mgm mk icoc ssumios bou h ssigm uiig

ci ou, and bou is ol mo wil?

Los uios ios cso su lbo s com, o l gci hizo suusos icocos sob l qu uio eectu.y.sobre su ol ms mlio?

nvhlss, i h is cojucio o vious sgm, comm is css o s blocks o is.

th chllg h c is gig mgs o us wh il ui sosibili o u s whmgm sosibili ss, and.eliminating h iscoc i bw.

el so qu s log qu los gs com mi l sosbili uio i

l u miz l sosbili l gci, y.as.eliminar l scoxi llos.

DASH,.HYPHENas i eglish, hhs (guios) us i Sish o gs o gus, s o g umbs, s (icluig scl s),.g., v gis 16-180.

em shs (s) us o clos clicios o o iic su bk i hough o o mhsis (i his cs,comms hss c lso b qul us is). Ulik i eglish, howv, h oig sh shoul lws bc b sc h closig sh ollow lso b sc. also, m sh shoul v b l lo h o li.

SLASHI Sish, slsh (b) is uxili sig h hs osiiol vlu i i xssios such s 60 km/h (60 kilmoso ho). I is lso us o s lms i s (i his cs, ios o hhs c lso b us is), umicxssios, c. I hs css, h o scs bo o h slsh. Fo xml: 85 mss/homb (85 m/h), 90kilmos/ho (90 k/h), 25/10/2003 (25 ocub 2003), 3/2/2004 (3 bo 2004), 3/4 (s cuos).


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PUNCTUATION

QUOTATION.MARkS,.PARENTHESES,.BRACkETS.Closig quoio mks, hss, bcks o shs lws c comms, ios, colos, smicolos, v whx bw h sigs is comos o i scs.

S im los uios ios iom qu sus civis so lizs cuo co ls nomsIciols l ejcicio posiol l auio I.

Lik i eglish, boh oig closig hss m b us x o ls o umbs sig o ims i lis o isubghs.

po lo gl xis s s los svicios sgumio: (1) l so o guo icm imlico locso, sism u oo suo, s ci l uo l ocso, (2) l so o guo qu liz l vluci, s ci luio io, (3) l so o guo qu uiliz l vluci, s ci l usuio.

el esuo b () sblc l osici l civi uio i o l ogizci, (b) uoiz l

ccso los gisos, l sol los bis is l jcuci los bjos, (c) i l mbio cuci ls civis uio i.

aicls o jouls, mgzis o wss, s wll s chs o scios o ublicios, shoul b s bw quoiomks. also, ocums h hv o b i shoul b quo bw quoio mks. Fo xml:

el culo Ocios l Iom aul 2002 l CFI. U iom iulo Molis cimio lcz los objivos sollo l milio.

ITALICSas i eglish, ilics us i Sish o mhsis, o book ils ms o ioicls, o ii oig wos(icluig Li xssios) h hv o bcom commo i Sish o hv o b cc b h rae. Fo xml:

p sols, bmos ocuos ls uzs umls qu cogu uso muo. e muchos scosso uzs qu h ovoco u squilibio l iom iulo La voz de los pobres. H lgui qu os scuch?,l iio chilo El Mercurio...

Los mios l establishmentiic qu l siuci im

no: nms o oig comis shoul o b iliciz. Fo xml:

L ivsi l CFI alxi auomoiv Csig (aaC) mus l ocil egio como ovo.


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PUNCTUATION

WRITTEN.ACCENTSI kig wih h sllig uls o h rl acmi l Lgu, h om sblish o Sish slios ms hus o ccs (il) o ll cil ls, icluig iiil cils sigl-l bbviios (.g., Migul gl Gmz), o hsos mhsiz i h xc om hos uls ouc blow. tomo l siio wb l rae (www..s/): el mlo l mscul o xim o il cuo s lo xij ls gls cuci. db, o o, scibis co l cogco qu ls coso, iim qu s scib m msculs o solo co mscul iicil,lbs como FrICa o ic, MXICO o Mxico. icm ls sigls, qu s scib m msculs, o l lvuc il, .g. OCde, dnI, CIa (om h eglish, Cl Illigc agc).

el Cigo ic s lic o ls sos como ls is qu sumiis svicios uio i.

nOrMaS InternaCIOnaLeS para eL eJerCICIO prOFeSIOnaL de La aUdItOra Interna

Sigl-sllbl wos v c cc, h om ul gig iciicl ccs, o log vils. Is, ccoig oh diccioio hisico us, cc o sigl-sllbl wos shoul ol b us i cs o mbigui.

Icoc: el ocso u 5 o 6 mss.

Coc: el ocso u 5 6 mss.

Scil c mus lso b i o h wi cc o iogiv/xclmiv wos i css such s:

pgl dnde s l umio

as com o:

pgl sob l lug adonde vmos

FOOTNOTES.I Sish, h ooo c (llm o i gi) mus b lc immil h ls wo o which i s bo ll ucuio mks. Fo xml:

y s mci voc l obsvci so ls oms, u cuo o hubi gls scis1. elguos ss sollo, l coso giso s mu lvo lci co l pIB ci (Gco 4)2.


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HEADINGS, TITLES

GENERAL.GUIDELINES.as gl ul, h sl o higs ils (i.., om, lcm, c.) i h slio shoul mio h o h souc xbu lgug-scic cilizio uls shoul b ollow. (S lso scic uls blow gig li bks.)

CONSISTENCY.IN.STRUCTURE.AND.TONEFollowig goo ioil cic, h cos o sm-lvl hs ( i.., ch ils, scio hs, c.) shoul b cosis isucu o. Fo xml, i h h o o scio s

Establecimiento u clim vobl ls ivsios

ollowig scio hs will s, o xml,

Mejoramiento los svicios blicos l gsi gobio (is o Mjo los) Proteccin l miombi (is o pog l).

th sm ul lis o liss.

el osio ls noms s:

1. Defnir iciios bsicos qu s l jcicio l uio i l como s b s.

2. Proveer u mco jc omov u mlio go civis uio i vlo io.

LINE.BREAkS.IN.TITLES,.SUBHEADS.as gl ul, wos i ils subhs shoul o b hh, closl l wos (.g., jciv hou i mois, o osiio is objc) o o-sllbl wos such s osiios, cojucios icls shoul o bs b bk. noic h bks i h ollowig subhs:

exsi los suzos o mjo

l slu l oblci l muo

Slcivi l Bco, comomiso

cci los sios

I ils subhs c o mulil lis, i is goo cic o us h iv mi sl (wih ch succssiv lisho h h o bov), s log s logicl gouig o wos is mii.


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NUMBERS, MEASUREMENTS

GENERAL.GUIDELINESSigl-igi umbs shoul b us s umls i h cs o cgs, mous o mo o cuc, o lg mous (hislso lis o bls ghs):

5%US$10 millos

2.000 millos (o os mil millos, o 2.000.000.000)

no: Wh umb is h s lm o sc, i shoul b sll ou. Fo xml:

Cio i s ss mimbos colboo ... Cu os ocos oiios obos o l FMaM...

Howv, i is somims visbl ( ossibl) o i h sc so h umb os o ll h bgiig.

Is o:

Viis sos coso l cusioio

Wi:

e ol, 23 sos coso l cusioio

DATESth i ws o mio s i Sish xs: ol wos, combiio o umbs wos, ol umbs. th mol o x ocums i Sish is h combiio o umbs wos i scig o: i.., , moh, (.g., 15 mo 2004). I bls o ghs, s c b bbvi, lso i scig o, i wo i ws: 25 m

04 o 25/3/04.

rglss o h sl slc, c shoul b k o b cosis houghou h x. Wh usig umls, zo cig sigl-igi o moh shoul b voi (coc: 4/9/98; icoc: 04/09/98). ys shoul v iclu io (coc:2002; icoc: 2.002).

Sig i 2000, h us o icl bo h bcm commo (o xml, 25 goso l 2000; mzo l 2004)this, whil o icoc, shoul b voi. Howv, i h wo o is us log wih h umb o h , icl shoul bus (.g., 20 ovimb l o 2003). I Sish, h sls o cs (cs o cios) , o xml, l c 1990, l cio 1980-89, los os och (wih wos, o umbs), bu o los ochs, los 80s, c los 80s.

Fo h s o h moh, umb o is us: 1 mzo 2004 (o 1.o mzo 2004).

Ulik i eglish, cuis isl i Sish s ciliz rom umls. Fo xml, siglo XVIII, siglo XXI (wih h wosiglo lws lowcs).

th sl o scl s is: l jcicio 2003 (v l jcicio 2003). I bbvi om (ccbl i bls), h sl is: ej. 2003 (h h ej. 03). excio: I h cs o sc cosis, ej. 03 coul b us.


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NUMBERS, MEASUREMENTS

TIMEI Sish, im c b xss wih wos o umbs, ig o h cox. Wh is ? numbs , h ollowig cii l. th 24-hou mol (mili im) is i x schuls (0:00 hos 24:00 hos). Ho(s) issll ou i x, bu bbvi s h (lowcs, o io) i schuls, bls, o mbgos; io (o colo) shoulb us o s hous om mius. Fo xml:

(I x) L ssi comz ls 15:30 hos.

(I mbgo) no s ubliqu i smi hs ls 18:00 h, ho l s...

(I schul) Iscici: 14 bil, 3:30 9:30 h

RANGES.OF.NUMBERS,.DATES,.PAGES.I Sish, s i eglish, gs o umbs shoul b xss wih hh o wih oi wo, bu o wih mix oboh. Fo xml, i wos lik o us, hh shoul v ollow. H som xmls o his oh uls o sl o umb, , g gs:

Coc: Ls ivsios l CFI so US$28 millos US$90 millosIcoc: so US$28 millosUS$90 millos.

Coc: L gi ic o xim ccimio 1965 1999

Icoc: 1965-99.

Coc: d l gi 25 l 35 (i x), gis 30-45, o gs. 30-45 (i cs biblioghis).

Icoc: d l gi 25-35 (i x), gis 30 45, o gs. 30 45 (i cs biblioghis).

rgig mous bov millios o i cgs, h wo millos h sig % shoul b us i ll css (s bov ollowig xmls):

Coc. Ls ss mcul scol umo l 5% l 90%

Icoc: l 5 l 90%

Coc: Los igsos umo $45 millos $50 millos

Icoc: $45 $50 millos

ORDINAL.NUMBERS.as gl ul, i Sish s i eglish, oil umbs i x shoul b sll ou. Fo xml: l cimocu osici los cusos l aIF, l cuo ims 2002, l sguo l quiqul.

no: Wh bbvi, such s i ils o cocs o i bls, Sish oil umls isl his w: 1., 2., 3. o3., c.

COMMAS,.DECIMALS.I Sish, io is us i umbs o s gous o h igis, comm o cimls (wih zo i o o hciml oi o ll umbs lss h o). Fo xml: 1.500; 24.65; .263.86, 0,25; 2,5


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UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

GENERAL.GUIDELINES.I is comm cic o sl uis o msum coi i h souc x bu o o cov hm (ulssscicll qui b h x o h slio qus), s oig so iss h isk o covsio os m cous h.

UNITS.OF.MEASUREMENT.IN.TExT.I Sish x, ll uis o msumwih h xcio o cgs, o which h c sig (%) is lws usshoulb sll ou: kilmos, kilovio-ho, hcs, ols, c. Howv, msum smbols us i bls o ghs, o shoul o h hs smbols v iclu io (.g., km, kv/h, h). as i eglish, i is bs cic o h uio ll msums wh mbigui migh sul. Fo xml:

5% 10%; 5% 1986 15% 1989, US$10 millos-US$20 millos

PERCENT,.PERCENTAGE.POINT.I Sish, s i eglish, h ic bw c (i Sish, o cio o %) cg oi (uo ocul)is o misusoo, sulig i sious os o slio. O siml w o mk h isicio is o mmb h ic bw wo cgs is xss i cg ois. Fo xml:

d u s ul 4% 1980, l ifci um 1, uos (oculs), hs lcz l 5,% 1990.

BILLION,.TRILLION.th wo billio (bill) hs i migs i amic Biish eglish: i amic usg, billio is qul o 1,000 millios(i Biish usg, i is qul o millio millios). I Sish, billio (amic eglish) shoul lws b sl s 1.000millos, s h wo bill ms mill io millios (sm s i Biish usg). accoigl, o illio will b sl i Sishs u bill.

CURRENCYth sl is o us h smbols o cucis. I ublicios such s h ul o, h is usull o sciigh cuc us houghou h x, which gll is h Ui Ss oll (US$). I hos iscs, h ls iiig hcou l ol h smbol is us ($). Fo xml:

(I aul ro) Los civos umo $4.380 millos.

(I ss ls) el livio l u qu oog l aIF s US$382,6 millos.

no: I bbviios us, h c h mou s om i b sc: FCFa 1,2 millos, SwF 5 millos.Wh h bbviio is ollow b smbol, h is o sc bw h smbol h mou: US$1.500 millos, C$15millos.

PHONE.NUMBERSFo ho umbs, us hhs, o hss, o boh iol iiol umbs. (+1-40-830-600, ex. 1 o+2-11-9-5338)

no: th + smbol ss o h umb o mus il o iiol cll (011 i h USa, bu is b cou). alwsiclu + bo ho umbs. also, wh lisig oll- umbs, mmb o iclu ic umb o ovss clls.


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NAMES

COUNTRY.NAMES.Fo ocil Wol Bk lis o cou ms (i eglish), click o his lik: h://www.bcomuil.og/gios/. Fo ocilcou ms i oh lgugs, go o UnterM (um.u.og/).

no: rcs o Hog Kog tiw i Sish mus coom o h ollowig sl: Hog Kog (Chi); tiw (Chi) otiw Chio.

OTHER.GEOGRAPHIC.AREASth ollowig som s gios (ogiz b coi). no h cilizio ic i Sish cocig h oiso h comss. alws us cilizio o l l iiil ls wh i is o goghicl o m, bu us lowcs whi s o goghicl , o o m:

Cl aic, es aic, Souh aic, Ws aic

ic central, ic oriental, ic meridional, ic occidental

Cl amic, Li amic, noh amic, Souh amicamic Central o Comic, amic l Norte o nomic, amic l Sur o Sumic, amic Latina

Souh Cl asi, Souhs asi, Souhws asi, Ws asi

asi centromeridional, asi sudoriental, asi sudoccidental, asi occidental

Cl euo, es euo, noh euo, Souh-es euo, Souh euo, Ws euo

euo central, euo oriental, euo septentrional, euo sudoriental, euo meridional, euo occidental

COUNTRY.CLASSIFICATIONS.

th Wol Bks mi cou clssicio is bs o goss iol icom (GnI) ci ils h ollowig cgois:

low-icom coomis (o low-icom couis, LIC) = cooms igso bjo (o ss igso bjo)

mil-icom coomis (o mil-icom couis, MIC), subivi io:

low-mil-icom u-mil-icom coomis = cooms igso mio (o ss igsomio), subivi io ss igso mio bjo ss igso mio lo

high-icom coomis = ss igso lo


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REFERRING TO THE IIA AND ITS MEMBERS

REFERRING.TO.THE.IIA.AND.ITS.MEMBERS

th Isiu o Il auios (IIa) = l Isiuo auios Ios

th IIa = l IIa

th Isiu = l Isiuo IIa Globl Hqus = S Cl Globl l IIa

Ch = Culo

Ch i omio = Culo omci

Isius = Isiuos

IIa-Isius = Isiuos l IIa

Mmb o th IIa = Socio l IIa

Mmb o IIa-Isiu = Socio u Isiuo l IIa

Bo o dicos mmbs = mimbos l Cosjo amiisci

Iiol rlios Commi mmbs = mimbos l Comi rlcios Iciols


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PROOFREADING THE TRANSLATION

PROOFREADING.THE.TRANSLATION.

I o o mii ou zo c uio, ls us h chcklis ovi blow wh ooig ou slio.

3ru sll chck.

3Chck ll umbs o os ccuc o ssoci uis o msu.3Mk su ou hv o ivl ski x, icull wh lig wih wo o mo xs h simil.

3Bsic omig. a h oi wos/hss s i bol, ilic, uli, c, aLL CapS, susci, c.?

3a ll iciicl mks (, , , , ) scil chcs (, , , , , ) i lc?

3Chck o cosisc

- tchicl ms

- tbl o cos (higs g umbs)

- Com ms, oucs, slogs


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REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Fo coml lis o ll th IIas Sish-skig isius, ls visi www.hii.og/chs-isius.

GRAMMAR,.PUNCTUATION,.DICTIONARIES.AND.BOOkSFo ou iomio, ollowig is lis o ublicios w hv i ou v-gowig lib. W hv iclu i i h Sl Mul i h hosh i migh hol il ou hv b lookig o, bu qull imo, h i migh g suggsios o oh cs h w c o ou lib. I h s, ou bs souc o c mils hs o com om ou slos. Ou gowh is ouish b hissii o cooiv kowlg.

Diccionario.de.la.Real.Academia.Espaola

a: h://www..s/

Diccionario.de.dudas.y.difcultades.de.la.lengua.espaola.auho: Sco, Muly. publish: 1998

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Diccionario.de.edicin,.tipograa.y.artes.grfcas.auho: Mz Sous, Josy. publish: 2001eiio: 1sISBn: 849518966

Diccionario.de.usos.y.dudas.del.espaol.actual.auho: Mz Sous, Josy. publish: 2001eiio: 3ISBn: 8483322102

Diccionario.de.redaccin.y.estilo.auho: Mz Sous, Josy. publish: 2003eiio: 3ISBn: 8436818261

Manual.de.estilo.de.la.lengua.espaola.auho: Mz Sous, Josy. publish: 2001\eiio: 2ISBn: 849040228

Diccionario.de.las.preposiciones.espaolas.auho: Zoill, alici M

y. publish: 2002eiio: 1sISBn: 985410233

Diccionario.de.ortograa.tcnica.auho: Mz Sous, Josy. publish: 1999eiio: 1sISBn: 848616829


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Diccionario.bilinge.de.terminologa.jurdica.auho: Mzzucco, piciy. publish: 2004eiio: 4hISBn: 98109609

Diccionario.de.epresiones.y.trminos.econmicos.y.fnancieros.ingls-espaol,.espaol-ingls.auho: dl pozo Fz, J.r.y. publish: 2005eiio: 1sISBn: 848853348

Diccionario.de.trminos.econmicos,.fnancieros.y.comerciales:.ingls-espaol,.Spanish-English.auho: alcz V, eiquy. publish: 200eiio: 1sISBn: 843440505

Diccionario.de.economa,.fnanzas,.y.empresas,.espaol-ingls.auho: Cblls ls Cuvs, G. Hogu, e.C.y. publish: 2005eiio: 1sISBn: 950885064

Diccionario.de.trminos.de.mareting,.publicidad.y.medios.de.comunicacin,.ingls-espaol,.espaol-ingls.auho: alcz V, eiquy. publish: 20005eiio: 2ISBn: 8434445220

Glosario.Internacional.para.el.traductor.auho: Oll, Miy. publish: 2003eiio: 4h vis & lgISBn: 9561116405

Oord.Spanish.Dictionary,.English-Spanish,.Spanish-Englis.auho: Glimbi Jm, B (.)y. publish: 2003eiio: 3ISBn: 019860450

Diccinario.de.uso.del.espaol.auho: Moli, My. publish: 1998eiio: 2 vis lgISBn: 842491934

Diccionario.de.la.lengua.espaola.auho: rl acmi esoly. publish: 2001eiio: 22ISBn: 8423968146

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Ortograa.de.la.lengua.espaola.auho: rl acmi esoly. publish: 1999ISBn: 8423992500

Grmatica.didctica.del.espaol.auho: Gmz togo, Looy. publish: 2002eiio: 8h visISBn: 843488585

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