Category: Writing

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.11 Reference to words as such When referring to a word’s function rather than its meaning, use quotation marks: How do you spell “spelling”?

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.02 Quotations: run-in format Use the run-in format when the quoted matter is not more than fifty words or five lines long (longer quotations should be set in block format): Mary said, “You are the best husband in the world.”

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 7.02 Spacing: obliques No space before or after an oblique when used between individual words, letters or symbols; one space before and after the oblique when used between longer groups that contain internal spacing: and/or University of Lethbridge / Lethbridge College

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 5.26 Numerical expressions: other considerations Dollar amounts in different currencies should be distinguished from one another by some easily understood marker. A reference to $20 will be ambiguous to a non-Canadian reader and may be taken to refer to American or some other currency. No single… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #3: Numerical expressions

This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 4.08 Titles of office or rank (g) Capitalize titles only when they refer to a specific person; do not capitalize a term that refers to a role rather than a person. As prime minister, Stephen Harper shuffled his cabinet. Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his cabinet.

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… Continue reading Canadian Style Tip #1: Enumerations