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Commas 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

“There is no freedom to read if you can’t afford to buy books to read,” Laura May said in explaining

Today, in my How To column at the now-defunct Copyediting.com, Greeked text so garbled that even Cicero would roll in his grave:

Income tax deduction tips for self-employed Canadian editors, including use of home expenses, bad debts, and other write-offs, today in

Author of the latest guide to Canadian spelling, Elizabeth d’Anjou, talks to me today about what she found out when

Hey kids, notice that the average hourly fee for proofreading is $63 for those with 5–14 years’ experience? It’s only

Announcement of the updated guide to Editing Canadian English (ECE3) today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. The guide is

Italicizing ballet terms because they’re French? Oh no, you don’t! Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com.

So, apparently some big sports-like thingy went on this week. Or so my social media feeds would have me think;

Is Canadian Press’ Caps and Spelling guide the last standing curator of our national spelling style? A brief look at