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===== Context Breaks ===== | ===== Context Breaks ===== | ||
- | Context breaks denote a break in the continuity of the narrative. It represents a shift in thought, time, location, or similar in a work of fiction or non-fiction. These changes are typically represented by a large blank space between paragraphs, which sometimes including asterisms and other decorations (traditionally when the shift occurs immediately at the bottom of a print page where it might not be apparent). | + | Context breaks denote a break in the continuity of the narrative. It represents a shift in thought, time, location, or similar in a work of fiction or non-fiction. These changes are typically represented by a large blank space between paragraphs |
Often images are used to represent context breaks. Images are a suboptimal way to indicate a context change because they carry no semantic information. | Often images are used to represent context breaks. Images are a suboptimal way to indicate a context change because they carry no semantic information. | ||
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==== Q&A Archive ==== | ==== Q&A Archive ==== | ||
- | Q: If a book uses 2 different types of breaks, what should our approach be? | + | Q: Truth & Honour is using extra space between paragraphs in place of decorative breaks. Should I still treat it as a normal decorative break? |
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- | A: NNELS replaces all breaks with 3 asterisks. | + | |
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- | Q: Truth & Honour is using extra spaces | + | |
A: Yes. | A: Yes. | ||
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