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Guide to Canadian English usage / Margery Fee & Janice McAlpine.
TITLE:
Guide to Canadian English usage / Margery Fee & Janice McAlpine.
Alternate Title:
Oxford guide to Canadian English usage
Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press,
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
658 p.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
From the indefinite article to zoology, alphabetically arranged entries clarify issues of word choice, punctuation, spelling, and abbreviation. Throughout it offers guidance on Canadianisms, confusibles, difficult expressions, First Nation names, foreign phrases, grammar, inclusive language, punctuation, spelling, and troublesome pronunciations. Each entry explains the problem at hand, outlines a range of prescriptions, and then either recommends a particular usage or reviews the alternatives from which the now-informed reader can choose. All entries feature a wide range of fascinating quotations from Canadian sources.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780195426021