Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition

A Guide for Editors, Writers, and Everyone Who Works with Words

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Editing & Proofreading, Writing Skills, Reference
Cover of the book Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition by Karen Virag, Editors' Association of Canada, Editors' Association of Canada
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Author: Karen Virag, Editors' Association of Canada ISBN: 9781987998023
Publisher: Editors' Association of Canada Publication: October 4, 2017
Imprint: Editors' Association of Canada Language: English
Author: Karen Virag, Editors' Association of Canada
ISBN: 9781987998023
Publisher: Editors' Association of Canada
Publication: October 4, 2017
Imprint: Editors' Association of Canada
Language: English

Editing Canadian English is a style guide, reference manual, judgment-call coach, and much more. Written by expert editors from across the country, it presents a flexible but systematic approach to creating workable Canadian styles.

This comprehensive update includes valuable information on:

• Canadianization

• inclusivity

• spelling

• compounds and hyphens

• capitalization

• abbreviations

• punctuation

• measurements

• citation

• the editor's legal and ethical responsibilities

• working with French in an English text

• professional editorial standards

Here is a reference book for everyone who has puzzled over Canadian spelling (.-our. versus .-or.), measurements (metric versus imperial), place names (.the North. versus .the Far North.), French in an English text (.La Francophonie. versus .the Francophonie.), and other thorny issues. It is an indispensable tool for editors, writers, translators, journalists, students, teachers, librarians, copywriters, and marketing and communications professionals – in short, for anyone who uses Canadian English.

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Editing Canadian English is a style guide, reference manual, judgment-call coach, and much more. Written by expert editors from across the country, it presents a flexible but systematic approach to creating workable Canadian styles.

This comprehensive update includes valuable information on:

• Canadianization

• inclusivity

• spelling

• compounds and hyphens

• capitalization

• abbreviations

• punctuation

• measurements

• citation

• the editor's legal and ethical responsibilities

• working with French in an English text

• professional editorial standards

Here is a reference book for everyone who has puzzled over Canadian spelling (.-our. versus .-or.), measurements (metric versus imperial), place names (.the North. versus .the Far North.), French in an English text (.La Francophonie. versus .the Francophonie.), and other thorny issues. It is an indispensable tool for editors, writers, translators, journalists, students, teachers, librarians, copywriters, and marketing and communications professionals – in short, for anyone who uses Canadian English.

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