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October 2010The Style FileOne query that sometimes comes up involves the styling of foreign (or foreign-sounding) names in American English. Dealing with these names isn't exactly an everyday occurrence, so even copyeditors can be perplexed by them. It turns out that there are some practical guidelines to be found from looking closely at the usage of English-language references to names like Charles de Gaulle and Ludwig van Beethoven. |