Because note head style does not influence flag count, in
this style a semiminima should be notated as @code{a8*2}, not
@code{a4}, otherwise it will look like a minima.
-The multiplier can be different if coloratio is used e.g. to notate
+The multiplier can be different if coloratio is used, e.g., to notate
triplets.
Use @code{semipetrucci} style to draw half-colored
@funindex \linea
@code{\linea}.
-@item Ligatures, properly speaking (i.e. notes joined together), are
+@item Ligatures, properly speaking (i.e., notes joined together), are
produced by placing one of the joining commands @code{\pes} or
@code{\flexa}, for upwards and downwards movement, respectively,
@emph{between} the notes to be joined.
Another main category of notes in Gregorian chant is the so-called
liquescent neumes. They are used under certain circumstances at
-the end of a syllable which ends in a @q{liquescent} letter, i.e.
+the end of a syllable which ends in a @q{liquescent} letter, i.e.,
the sounding consonants that can hold a tone (the nasals, l, r, v,
j, and their diphthong equivalents). Thus, the liquescent neumes
are never used alone (although some of them can be produced), and
Virtually, within the ligature delimiters @code{\[} and @code{\]},
any number of heads may be accumulated to form a single ligature,
and head prefixes like @code{\pes}, @code{\flexa}, @code{\virga},
-@code{\inclinatum}, etc. may be mixed in as desired. The use of
+@code{\inclinatum}, etc., may be mixed in as desired. The use of
the set of rules that underlies the construction of the ligatures
in the above table is accordingly extrapolated. This way,
infinitely many different ligatures can be created.
These involve:
@itemize
-@item how to make incipits (i.e. prefatory material to indicate
+@item how to make incipits (i.e., prefatory material to indicate
what the original has looked like) to modern transcriptions of
mensural music;
@item how to achieve the @emph{Mensurstriche} layout frequently
@emph{Mensurstriche} (@q{mensuration lines}) is the accepted term
for bar lines that are drawn between the staves of a system but
not through the staves themselves. It is a common way to preserve
-the rhythmic appearance of the original, i.e. not having to break
+the rhythmic appearance of the original, i.e., not having to break
syncopated notes at bar lines, while still providing the
orientation aids that bar lines give.
@end lilypond
Another common situation is transcription of neumatic or
-melismatic chants, i.e. chants with a varying number of notes
+melismatic chants, i.e., chants with a varying number of notes
to each syllable. In this case, one would want to set the
syllable groups clearly apart, usually also the subdivisions of a
longer melisma. One way to achieve this is to use a fixed