7 Punctuation

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16 Revision and Proofreading

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2 Hyphenation: Compounding and Word Division

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7.02 Spacing

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6.06 Legal references

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4 Capitalization

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Passive Voice: Forever Bad?

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3.04 SI/metric units

3.04 SI/metric units . Preferred spellings of terms have been established in National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA-Z234.1-89 for a number of SI/metric units and prefixes: deca (not deka), gram (not gramme), litre (not liter) and tonne or metric ton (not metric tonne).. In two cases the final vowel of a unit prefix is omitted: megohm and kilohm.In other cases where the unit name …

3.01 Introduction

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10 Letters and Memorandums

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8 Quotations and Quotation Marks

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Liens de la barre de menu commune

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7.14 Restrictive/non-restrictive

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12 Usage

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7.05 Ellipsis points

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5.21 Addresses

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5.10 Quantities and measures, 5.26

5.10 Quantities and measures (a) When quantities or measures consist of two or more elements, when they are used in a technical context, or when a decimal marker is involved, write them in numerals. Otherwise, follow the rule of writing the number out if it is less than 10 (see 5.01 Introduction):. three miles; 5.6 km; 20/20 vision; a magnification of 50 or a 50 × magnification

4 Capitalization

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10 Letters and Memorandums

10 Letters and Memorandums 10.01 Introduction. The underlying principle of all forms of communication, not just letter writing, is the following: say what you have to say clearly and succinctly (see Chapter 13 Plain Language, "Plain Language").The layout of the document should be such that the reader can quickly determine who the sender and intended recipient …

3 Spelling

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10 Letters and Memorandums

10 Letters and Memorandums 10.01 Introduction. The underlying principle of all forms of communication, not just letter writing, is the following: say what you have to say clearly and succinctly (see Chapter 13 Plain Language, "Plain Language").The layout of the document should be such that the reader can quickly determine who the sender and intended recipient are, …

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9.23 Footnotes

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5 Numerical Expressions

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17.07 French Typographical Rules—Punctuation

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