Canadian Style Tip #19: Points of the compass

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 2.13 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 south-southeast

Canadian Style Tip #16: Numbers

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 1.17 Numbers When abbreviating the words number or numbers within the body of a text, use No. or Nos. but not the symbol #, which is reserved for tabular and statistical material.

Canadian Style Tip #15: Titles

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.13 Titles Quotation marks should enclose the titles of the following within footnotes, bibliographies, and bodies of text: newspaper, magazine, and periodical articles book chapters short stories from collections lectures papers songs poems from collections dissertations theses unpublished manuscripts radio and TV programmes

Canadian Style Tip #13: Comparative and inclusive numbers

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

Canadian Style Tip #11: Hyphenation for points of the compass

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