Canadian Style Tip #1: Enumerations

This is the first post in what I hope will be a regular series. I will share a guideline from The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing, the official style guide for Public Works and Government Services Canada Translation Bureau.

7.41 Enumerations

Use a dash, not a colon, to enclose a list of terms that does not end the sentence.

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By Kim Siever

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