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Language Arts & Disciplines Reference

The Canadian Style

A Guide to Writing and Editing

by (author) The Department of the Secretary of State of Canada

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jul 1996
Category
Reference, Writing Skills, Style Manuals
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780919670938
    Publish Date
    Jul 1996
    List Price
    $17.99

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Description

The Canadian Style sets the standard for English language usage in Canada for writers, editors, teachers and students. This is Canada’s first comprehensive and contemporary guide with 12 cross-referenced and indexed chapters. This handbook provides clear and concise examples on proper titles, correct abbreviations, hyphenation, capitalization, italicization, spelling metric unit words, quotations and fotnote types, letter, memo and report formats, and much more. A useful appendix helps the writers avoid racial and sexual stereotyping. The Canadian Style is an indispensable handbood fo ranyone writing in the English language today.

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