Month: January 2009

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 5.24 Comparative and inclusive numbers (c) Opinions differ on the proper forms for inclusive numbers written as numerals. To ensure clarity, abbreviate second numbers according to the following principles. Repeat all digits in numbers below 100 (e.g. 62–98). Repeat all digits where the first number is… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #13: Comparative and inclusive numbers

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 4.17 Capitalization: Time references and historical periods and events Capitalize the names of months and days, of holidays and holy days, of historical and geological periods and events, and of parliamentary sessions.

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 2.13 Hyphenation: Points of the compass Write as one word compass directions consisting of two points, but use a hyphen after the first point in those compounds consisting of three points:: northwest southeast east-northeast south-southwest

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 5.25 Roman numerals Roman numerals are becoming increasingly rare, but they still have the following uses: names of rulers, aristocrats, and the names of ships, racing cars and space vehicles numbers of volumes, chapters, tables, plates, acts and other divisions of a book or play Government… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #10: Roman numerals