This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.11 Reference to words as such When referring to a word’s function rather than its meaning, use quotation marks: How do you spell “spelling”?
Month: November 2008
May Versus Might
May Versus Might
Can Versus May
Can Versus May
Canadian Style Tip #5: Run-in format for quotations
This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.02 Quotations: run-in format Use the run-in format when the quoted matter is not more than fifty words or five lines long (longer quotations should be set in block format): Mary said, “You are the best husband in the world.”
No need to get too excited over ‘meh’
No need to get too excited over ‘meh’
Canadian Style Tip #4: Spacing for obliques
This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 7.02 Spacing: obliques No space before or after an oblique when used between individual words, letters or symbols; one space before and after the oblique when used between longer groups that contain internal spacing: and/or University of Lethbridge / Lethbridge College
Concrete versus Cement
Concrete versus Cement
New website design
I updated my personal website today. www.hotpepper.ca This revision has been at least two years in the making. I have been trying to develop a brand for myself. A brand based on how people view me and how I want to be viewed. It’s taken a lot of feedback from others and a lot of… Continue reading New website design
Canadian Style Tip #3: Numerical expressions
This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 5.26 Numerical expressions: other considerations Dollar amounts in different currencies should be distinguished from one another by some easily understood marker. A reference to $20 will be ambiguous to a non-Canadian reader and may be taken to refer to American or some other currency. No single… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #3: Numerical expressions