Month: December 2008

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 7.08 Periods properly omitted Do not use periods with acronyms and initialisms and with abbreviations of compass directions, degrees, memberships, and distinctions, SI/metric unit symbols, chemical symbols or mathematical abbreviations.

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 13.05 Make your point clearly Avoid empty introductory phrases and padding that obscure the meaning of a sentence. These include expressions such as “I would like to begin by indicating clearly to you that . . .” and “If this step, which may be necessary in… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #8: Make your point clearly

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 15.04 Names of inhabited places Only two municipalities in Canada have two official forms of their names, one in English and one in French: Grand Falls and Caissie Cape in New Brunswick, which are also known officially as Grand-Sault and Cap-des-Caissie. All other municipalities have only… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #7: Names of inhabited places