Memorial University of Newfoundland Style Guide
Prepared by Marketing and Communications
This style guide is a reference
for the Memorial University community, to assist in journalistic
and promotional writings and for communications to the general
public.
Our guidelines for capitalization, abbreviation, punctuation,
use of titles, non-sexist language and other issues of style come
from a few sources. A modified Canadian Press (CP) style is used.
The CP Stylebook, along with CP Caps and Spelling, is the general
guide. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary is the authority for
spelling. Another guideline was the Canadian Council for the
Advancement of Education (CCAE) English Language Style Guide.
The spelling and spelling - common
problems sections of this document aim to address questions of
spelling that come up frequently and lists some of CP’s
exceptions to the Oxford spellings.
As well, this style guide deals with items of particular stylistic concern for editors of Memorial publications. Cross references are also listed to assist editors in finding relevant information.
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