Microsoft

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Add it to your .vale.ini, then run vale sync.

Packages = Microsoft

[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, Microsoft

• Microsoft.Accessibility suggestion existence Style guide

  Don't use language (such as '%s') that defines people by their disability.

• Microsoft.Acronyms suggestion conditional Style guide

  '%s' has no definition.

• Microsoft.Adverbs warning existence Style guide

  Remove '%s' if it's not important to the meaning of the statement.

• Microsoft.AMPM error existence Style guide

  Use 'AM' or 'PM' (preceded by a space).

• Microsoft.Auto error existence Style guide

  In general, don't hyphenate '%s'.

• Microsoft.Avoid error existence Style guide

  Don't use '%s'. See the A-Z word list for details.

• Microsoft.Contractions error substitution Style guide

  Use '%s' instead of '%s'.

• Microsoft.Dashes error existence Style guide

  Remove the spaces around '%s'.

• Microsoft.DateFormat error existence Style guide

  Use 'July 31, 2016' format, not '%s'.

• Microsoft.DateNumbers error existence Style guide

  Don't use ordinal numbers for dates.

• Microsoft.DateOrder error existence Style guide

  Always spell out the name of the month.

• Microsoft.Ellipses warning existence Style guide

  In general, don't use an ellipsis.

• Microsoft.FirstPerson warning existence Style guide

  Use first person (such as '%s') sparingly.

• Microsoft.Foreign error substitution Style guide

  Use '%s' instead of '%s'.

• Microsoft.Gender error existence Style guide

  Don't use '%s'.

• Microsoft.GenderBias error substitution

  Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

• Microsoft.GeneralURL warning existence Style guide

  For a general audience, use 'address' rather than 'URL'.

• Microsoft.HeadingAcronyms warning existence scope: heading Style guide

  Avoid using acronyms in a title or heading.

• Microsoft.HeadingColons error existence scope: heading Style guide

  Capitalize '%s'.

• Microsoft.HeadingPunctuation warning existence scope: heading Style guide

  Don't use end punctuation in headings.

• Microsoft.Headings suggestion capitalization scope: heading Style guide

  '%s' should use sentence-style capitalization.

• Microsoft.Hyphens warning existence Style guide

  '%s' doesn't need a hyphen.

• Microsoft.Negative error existence Style guide

  Form a negative number with an en dash, not a hyphen.

• Microsoft.Ordinal error existence Style guide

  Don't add -ly to an ordinal number.

• Microsoft.OxfordComma suggestion existence scope: sentence Style guide

  Use the Oxford comma in '%s'.

• Microsoft.Passive suggestion existence

  '%s' looks like passive voice.

• Microsoft.Percentages error existence Style guide

  Use a numeral plus the units.

• Microsoft.Plurals error existence Style guide

  Don't add '%s' to a singular noun. Use plural instead.

• Microsoft.Quotes error existence Style guide

  Punctuation should be inside the quotes.

• Microsoft.RangeTime error existence Style guide

  Use 'to' instead of a dash in '%s'.

• Microsoft.Semicolon suggestion existence scope: sentence Style guide

  Try to simplify this sentence.

• Microsoft.SentenceLength suggestion occurrence scope: sentence

  Try to keep sentences short (< 30 words).

• Microsoft.Spacing error existence Style guide

  '%s' should have one space.

• Microsoft.Suspended warning existence Style guide

  Don't use '%s' unless space is limited.

• Microsoft.Terms warning substitution Style guide

  Prefer '%s' over '%s'.

• Microsoft.Units error existence Style guide

  Don't spell out the number in '%s'.

• Microsoft.URLFormat suggestion substitution Style guide

  Use 'of' (not 'for') to describe the relationship of the word URL to a resource.

• Microsoft.Vocab suggestion existence Style guide

  Verify your use of '%s' with the A-Z word list.

• Microsoft.We warning existence Style guide

  Try to avoid using first-person plural like '%s'.

• Microsoft.Wordiness suggestion substitution Style guide

  Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.