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Language tips when using LaTeX

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**Disclaimer:** Not a question (directly) related to LaTeX coding.

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Currently I am writing my thesis with LaTeX. In my experience while using LaTeX there are certain linguistic precautions that users should take, e.g., I have often observed that floating elements are sometimes not printed where they appear in the input, but shifted to a place where they "look good". I don't have any complaint regarding it. I have slowly started realizing that the placement indeed makes it look better, but to enjoy this provision one has to be careful with the language and avoid phrases like "in the table given _below/above_", "as per the data given in the table _on the next page_". Now this kind of precaution is purely linguistic and LaTeX demands it. I am sure there will be many such linguistic factors which authors should be careful about while writing with LaTeX. Can we have a list of such language tips, specifically useful to LaTeX users?

I apologize if you think this is off-topic here.

I haven't had the opportunity to use it, but [zref-check](https://ctan.org/pkg/zref-check) seems to specifically address some of the needs mentioned in the question (I learnt about this package via samcarter's great *Package of the Day* initiative).

Another area in which one might have to pay extra attention is in acronyms. `acro` has some good support for quite flexible settings, but nonetheless one has to be careful, imho (maybe not so much in English, but in other languages with flexed pronouns etc.).

Personally I would avoid the issue by simply stating something like "... as shown in Figure x", but if you want to include statements like above, below or next page, have a look at the `varioref` package. (just referencing by number has the advantage that this will also work if your readers see a reformatted version of the text, e.g. if they use an ebook reader, https://ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org or listen to the text via a screenreader)

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