Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing - Softcover

Public Works And Government Services Can; Dundurn Press Limited

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550022768 ISBN 13: 9781550022766

Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

The revised edition of The Canadian Style continues to set the standard for English language usage in Canada. This reasonably priced handbook is cross-referenced, and indexed chapters make it easy to find the information you need. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, word division, spelling, the use of capital letters, italics, punctuation, quotations, prepositional usage, and frequently misused or confused words.

It deals with metric units, dates and other numerical expressions, and also covers letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. New chapters give techniques for writing clearly and concisely, editing documents, and avoiding stereotyping in communications. There is even an appendix on how to present French words in an English text.

The Canadian Style is an indispensable language guide for editors, copywriters, students, teachers, lawyers, journalists, secretaries and business people -- in fact, anyone writing in the English language in Canada today.

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Product Description

The book also covers letter, memo, and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and basic grammar rules. A novel appendix suggests ways in which the reader can avoid sexual, racial and ethnic stereotypes in written correspondence. The Canadian Style is an indispensible language guide for editors, copy writers, students, teachers, lawyers, journalists, secretaries and business people -- in fact, anyone writing in the English language in Canada today. This revised edition of The Canadian Style continues to set the standard for English language usage in Canada. The reasonably priced handbook is cross-referenced and its indexed chapters make it a convenient reference guide. The revised edition provides concise and up-to-date information on the sometimes confusing questions of when to capitalise, distinguishing between Canadian vs. American and/or British spelling and problems of usage. It also deals with metric units, dates, and the representation of time.

Review

[The Canadian Style is a valuable reference work for Canadian writers and editors, particularly those employed in the public service.--Sarah Robertson "CBRA "

An inexpensive Canadian guide useful for anyone who has to write for school or work.

[TheCanadian Style] is a valuable reference work for Canadian writers and editors, particularly those employed in the public service.--Sarah Robertson "CBRA "

Provides concise, up-to-date information on such puzzling questions as when to capitalize, when to italicize, Canadian vs. American and/or British spellings and problems of usage. - Arts Scarborough

An inexpensive Canadian guide useful for anyone who has to write for school or work. - Quill and Quire

[The Canadian Style] is a valuable reference work for Canadian writers and editors, particularly those employed in the public service.--Sarah Robertson "CBRA "

Provides concise, up-to-date information on such puzzling questions as when to capitalize, when to italicize, Canadian vs. American and/or British spellings and problems of usage.

- Arts Scarborough

An inexpensive Canadian guide useful for anyone who has to write for school or work.

- Quill and Quire

[The Canadian Style] is a valuable reference work for Canadian writers and editors, particularly those employed in the public service.--Sarah Robertson "CBRA "

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1550022768
• ISBN 13: 9781550022766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312