One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English.
Category: Canadian Style
Do Canadians use “cheque” or “check”?
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English.
Do Canadians use “travelled” or “traveled”?
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English.
How to properly write number ranges
This past summer, a client reached out to have me edit a document for them. One area I needed to fix was number ranges.
Difference between fourty and forty
Someone recently visited my website after searching for the following phrase on Google: fourty or forty canada.
Does Canadian English use story or storey?
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English. This is particularly confusing when it comes to choosing which words to use. Take the words story and storey, for example.
How do you spell recipe in Canada?
Recently, I was reviewing the search results for this website and noticed that someone came to my website looking for an answer to the following question: How do you spell recipe in Canada? This intrigued me. I don’t recall writing an article about recipes. I also didn’t realize that some people think that Canadians spell recipe… Continue reading How do you spell recipe in Canada?
How to use licence and license in Canada
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English. This is particularly confusing when it comes to choosing which words to use. Take the words licence and license, for example.
How to use practice and practise in Canada
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English. This is particularly confusing when it comes to choosing which words to use. Take the words “practice” and “practise”, for example.
Do you capitalize newspaper headlines?
I used to manage a citizen journalism website, so I often keep my eye on logistical issues regarding the local media. One thing I’ve noticed is their inconsistency in capitalizing words in a story headline. Here are some recent examples of Lethbridge news sources that capitalize headlines: