{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand-style-guide\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-05-06T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T16:26:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Style Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>Welcome to the <em>快播视频 Writing Style Guide<\/em>. This guide should be your first stop for English-language journalistic and promotional writing and communications to both the 快播视频 community and the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a consistent writing style is an important part of building and maintaining the University brand; it is a reflection of our culture. By using the University's writing style correctly and consistently, it builds the reader\u2019s trust in our content and confirms its association with York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide isn\u2019t intended to be exhaustive; it is meant to answer the most frequent writing style questions and provide rules that are specific to the University\u2019s context. It touches on items of particular stylistic concern for editors of 快播视频 publications and anyone managing a 快播视频 communications channel. For anything not included in this guide, we adhere to<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianpress.com\/writing-guide\/stylebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Canadian Press Stylebook<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianpress.com\/writing-guide\/caps-spelling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Canadian Press Caps and Spelling<\/a><\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianpress.com\/writing-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available for purchase or via online subscription<\/a>. If you can\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for there, please refer next to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oxford English Dictionary<\/a><\/em> \u2013 a free, user-friendly online version is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These guidelines are informed by subject matter experts at the University and are founded on a number of authoritative sources, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The Canadian Press Stylebook<\/em>;<\/li><li><em>The Canadian Press Caps and Spelling<\/em>;<\/li><li><em>Oxford English Dictionary<\/em>;<\/li><li><em>Talking Gender: A Guide to Nonsexist Communication<\/em>;<\/li><li><em>Elements of Indigenous Style<\/em>; and<\/li><li><em>Canadian Council for Advancement of Education English Language Style Guide<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/spelling\/\"><strong>Spelling<\/strong><\/a> section addresses frequent questions and lists some of the Canadian Press exceptions to Oxford spellings. Cross references are included throughout to help you find relevant information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Last review: February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jump to: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/abbreviations\/\">Abbreviations<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/abbreviations\/#abbreviations\">Abbreviations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/abbreviations\/#acronyms\">Acronyms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/\">Academic language<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/#subjects\">Academic subjects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/#alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/#campuses\">Campuses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/#degrees\">Degrees<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/#emeritus\">Emeritus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/academic-language\/#faculty\">Faculty \/ Faculties<\/a><\/li><li><a 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government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/capitalization\/#capjob\">Capitalizing job titles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/capitalization\/#captitles\">Capitalizing titles of works of art<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/capitalization\/#capother\">Capitalizing \u2013 other<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\" start=\"4\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/numbers\/\">Numbers<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/numbers\/#metric\">Metric<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/numbers\/#numbers\">Numbers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/brand\/style-guide\/numbers\/#ordinal\">Ordinal indicators \/ superscript<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul 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