This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 7.27 Punctuation in salutations In business letters and printed speeches, a colon follows the salutation. In personal letters, a comma follows the salutation. Dear Dr. Jones: Dear Jimmy,
Month: May 2009
Spring is in Lethbridge
Spring is in Lethbridge. The buds are opening, flowers are coming up, and the grass is green. The apple trees on 5 Avenue South downtown are blossoming; they look beautiful and smell great. I don’t walk home down that block often, but I’ve noticed the blossoms lately, and I would’ve kicked myself had I missed… Continue reading Spring is in Lethbridge
Canadian Style Tip #29: Comparative and inclusive numbers
This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 5.24 Comparative and inclusive numbers Join consecutive numbers with and or or, except when intermediate quantities are available. Our seats are in rows 5 and 6. (not 5 to 6) The temperature ranged from 10 to 11 °C. (not 10 or 11)
Canadian Style Tip #28: Titles of occupations
This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 14.06 Titles of occupations Eliminate titles and terms that suggest a job is not typically performed by persons of one sex. Do not feminize occupational titles by adding ess, ette, or ix, as in manageress, usherette, or executrix.
Mensiversary, not monthiversary
I’m not sure what it is, but I have seen an increase in the use of the nonesensical word monthiversary lately. It’s used to refer to a monthly celebration of a certain date (This is our third monthiversary). The problem is that there is already a word for monthly celebrations. It’s mensiversary. Sure, the naysayers… Continue reading Mensiversary, not monthiversary
Canadian Style Tip #27: Periods
This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 1.03 Periods Use periods with most lower-case abbreviations (mph is one exception). a.m. p.m. e.g. i.e.