Template:Literal translation/doc

Currently this template uses single quotation marks ('…'), because the present Wikipedia's Manual of Style (MOS:SINGLE) suggests that simple glosses be enclosed this way.

Usage

 * &rarr; lit.
 * &rarr; lit.
 * &rarr; lit.
 * &rarr; lit. 'a'
 * &rarr; lit. 'a A'
 * &rarr; lit. 'a' or 'b'
 * &rarr; lit. 'a' or 'b' or 'c' or 'd'

For now, the template takes up to four separate translations. If each meaning is a single word, using serial commas is another stylistic choice:.

Unlinking avoids cluttering the same paragraph or list with repetitive overlinking of "".

Spacing demonstration

 * &rarr; alit. bcd
 * &rarr; alit. bcd
 * &rarr; alit. 'b'cd
 * &rarr; alit. 'b'cd
 * &rarr; alit. 'b' or 'c'd
 * &rarr; alit. 'b' or 'c'd

{	"params": { "1": {			"label": "Literal meaning", "description": "Gloss for a term", "type": "string", "required": true },		"2": {			"label": "2nd literal meaning", "description": "Another meaning, if any", "type": "string" },		"3": {			"label": "3rd literal meaning", "description": "Another meaning, if any", "type": "string" },		"4": {			"label": "4th literal meaning", "description": "Another meaning (last possible), if any", "type": "string" },		"sortable": { "label": "Sortable", "type": "string", "description": "In sortable tables, ignore 'lit.'" },		"i": { "label": "Italic", "description": "If 'yes', the prefix 'lit.' is italicized. The meaning is still not italicized. Italics of either is almost never necessary stylistically.", "type": "string" },		"lk": { "label": "Link", "type": "string", "description": "If 'yes' or 'on', linked to the article on literal translation. If 'no' or 'off', no links or dashed underlines." }	},	"description": "Formats the literal translation of a word or phrase per Manual of Style guidelines." }

Redirects
Any of the following can be used instead of literal translation, with the same parameters and results:
 * Lit / lit
 * Lit. / lit.
 * Literally / literally