Editing Canadian English : a guide for editors, writers and everyone who works with words / editor-in-chief, Karen Virag.

Editing Canadian English : a guide for editors, writers and everyone who works with words / editor-in-chief, Karen Virag.

Alternate Title
Canadian English : a guide for editors, writers and everyone who works with words

Publication Date
2015

Publication Information
Toronto : Editors' Association of Canada,

Edition
Third edition.

Physical Description
xiv, 304 p.

Subject Term
English language -- Canada.
 
English language -- Rhetoric.
 
English language -- Usage
 
Canadianisms.
 
Editing.
 
Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Additional Contributors
Virag, Karen Jean, 1957-2014,

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary
A style guide, reference manual, judgment-call coach, and 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, and 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. 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.

Language
English

ISBN
9780986945618


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