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Author: Public Works and Government Services Canada Translation Bureau Publisher: Dundurn ISBN: 1554883172 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 312
Book Description
The revised edition of 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. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, spelling, the use of capital letters, punctuation and frequently misused or confused words. It deals with letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. It also gives 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.
Author: Public Works and Government Services Canada Translation Bureau Publisher: Dundurn ISBN: 1554883172 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 312
Book Description
The revised edition of 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. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, spelling, the use of capital letters, punctuation and frequently misused or confused words. It deals with letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. It also gives 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.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9781987998009 Category : Editing Languages : en Pages : 203
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Editorial Niches began as part of Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition - the style manual of the Editors' Association of Canada. However, to keep the print edition a manageable size and price, the sections on editorial roles and requirements (chapter 12) and editorial niches (chapter 13) have now been published as this companion volume, using the same chapter numbering to preserve the link with the online edition.Chapter 12 explores key roles and requirements for editors today:• Professional Editorial Standards (2009): the fundamentals of editing and standards for structural editing, stylistic editing, copy editing, and proofreading• professional development• fact checking• indexing• email etiquette• software for editorsChapter 13 delves into a wide variety of editorial niches:• online materials• books• corporations, not-for-profits, associations, and government• educational materials• academic materials• poetry, plays, and screenplays• cookbooks• magazines• science, technology, and medicine• visual materialsWhether you are a would-be, new or established editor, Editorial Niches offers a treasure trove of information by a team of seasoned editors who are experts in their field.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Editing Languages : en Pages : 258
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This edition features new material and substantial updates, and tackles the tricky style issues of writing in "Canadian" by sorting out the distinctions between British and American editorial syle and language usage. It shows how to deal with Canadian spelling, measurements, place names or French words and phrases in English text. The book includes dozens of Web site addresses useful for answering especially knotty editorial questions.
Author: Catherine Cragg Publisher: MacFarlane Walter & Ross ISBN: 9781551990453 Category : Canadianisms Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This edition features new material and substantial updates, and tackles the tricky style issues of writing in "Canadian" by sorting out the distinctions between British and American editorial syle and language usage. It shows how to deal with Canadian spelling, measurements, place names or French words and phrases in English text. The book includes dozens of Web site addresses useful for answering especially knotty editorial questions.
Author: Leslie Vermeer Publisher: Brush Education ISBN: 1550596772 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 400
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The essential resource for aspiring and professional editors Whether you are a student of the craft or a working editor, you need The Complete Canadian Book Editor. From building and managing author relationships, through acquiring and developing manuscripts, to every level of text editing and proofing for print and ebooks, editors play integral roles in the operations of a book publishing house. In The Complete Canadian Book Editor, veteran editor and professor Leslie Vermeer sets out both the concepts and the processes that an effective editor must command. Dr. Vermeer guides aspiring editors in presenting themselves successfully to employers and clients, and working editors will recognize the voice of a mentor in her advice about career advancement. Editors at all levels—along with authors and self-publishers—will find in The Complete Canadian Book Editor all of the step-by-step editorial tools they need to take projects from promising beginnings to their full potential. With exercises throughout, The Complete Canadian Book Editor reinforces key concepts, and builds your skills as an expert editor. Topics include: Manuscript acquisition and book contracts. Editorial stages, from development to proofreading. Design and production, including digital workflow. What every editor needs to know about marketing. The state of book publishing in Canada today. The future of publishing, and why editors are more important than ever before.
Author: Publisher: Dundurn ISBN: 1550022768 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 313
Book Description
The revised edition ofThe Canadian Stylecontinues 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 Styleis 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.
Author: James McCarten Publisher: ISBN: Category : English language Languages : en Pages :
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Reviews the rules for capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, compound words and hyphens, place names and French capitalization and lists hundreds of tricky words and names in alphabetical order for reference.
Author: Public Works and Government Services Canada Translation Bureau
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