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xfq opened this issue Oct 18, 2023 · 3 comments · May be fixed by #688
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着重号的英文 #583

xfq opened this issue Oct 18, 2023 · 3 comments · May be fixed by #688
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xfq commented Oct 18, 2023 •
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https://www.w3.org/TR/clreq/#id84

Currently, the document translates 着重号 as "emphasis dots", but Wikipedia and CSS translate it as "emphasis marks", such as:

We can consider changing:

Emphasis dots are symbols placed above [...]

to:

Emphasis dots, also known as emphasis marks, are symbols placed above [...]
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xfq commented Oct 18, 2023 •
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jlreq translated it as "emphasis dots", and some people translated it as Chinese underdot.

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xfq commented May 22, 2025

@r12a What do you think?

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r12a commented May 22, 2025

I prefer to use 'emphasis marks' because sometimes small circles may be used, which are not dots. Also in Japanese emphasis marks include sesame shaped bouten, which are often called sesame dots, but are not really dots.

So i'd suggest:

Emphasis marks, also known as emphasis dots, are symbols placed [...]

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Modifying the English of 着重号
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Use "emphasis marks" instead of "emphasis dots". Fix #583.
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