Saint Mary's University Style Guide Spelling
Saint Mary's University Style Guide Spelling gives the spelling rules the university applies to its own writing. The guide names the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as the authority, explains which form to take when a dictionary lists more than one, and sets out how to treat proper names, and it links to pages on Canadian spelling, Canadian versus American spelling, diphthongs and international variations.
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How It Helps Your Business English
The page states the general rules: take the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as the spelling authority, use the first form listed when a word has optional forms, and follow the spelling a named organisation uses for itself. It also covers how to handle symbols and punctuation inside corporate names, and links to four pages of detailed spelling comparisons.
You can use this as a working rule set when you write Canadian business or academic documents. Apply the three general rules first: one dictionary, the first listed form, and the organisation's own spelling for its name. Then open the linked pages when you need the detail on a Canadian, American or international variant. It is short enough to keep beside you while you edit.
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