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.

Canadian Style Tip #24: Possession for two nouns

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 7.59 Possession for two nouns If possession is shared by two or more subjects, add ’s to the last word only. Kim and Mary’s family To indicate individual possession, ’s is added to each element in the series. Kim’s and Mary’s likes and dislikes

Canadian Style Tip #23: Plurals

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 5.23 Plurals Plurals of numerals are usually formed by adding an s. I was born in the 1970s. She paid me with four 20s.

Canadian Style Tip #22: Reference to words as such

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.11 Reference to words as such When referring to a word’s form rather than its meaning, use quotation marks to draw the reader’s attention; although most writers prefer to place such words in italics. Just be consistent. Words being defined, French terms, and foreign words are… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #22: Reference to words as such

Canadian Style Tip #21: University degrees & professional designations

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 1.08 University degrees, professional designations, military decorations, honours, awards and memberships Do not follow a person’s name with more than two abbreviations unless required for information or protocol purposes. Select the two highest honours of different types and list them in the following order of precedence:… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #21: University degrees & professional designations