Simperial weights — converting units of measure in Canada
Though I’d much rather announce “I weigh 70 kg,” metric hasn’t entirely stuck in Canada. We use a simperial system that I’ve been writing about lately. An editor adapting a text needs to know when...
View ArticleWhose punctuation is it, anyway?
How to decide when punctuation goes inside the quotation marks. Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. Spoiler: Canadian style favours keeping punctuation inside the quotation marks,...
View ArticleHockey Style in Canada
So, apparently some big sports-like thingy went on this week. Or so my social media feeds would have me think; cryptically. Yay, your team! It’s winter, so I’m guessing hockey. Or maybe basketball....
View ArticleCommas with Conjunctions are Canadian, Eh?
Today, in my special Canadian, Eh? post for National Grammar Day, at Copyediting.com, I look at the role of commas when conjunctions join independent clauses.Thanks to Heather Ebbs for speaking to me...
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