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Hyphens and Compounds in Caps and Spelling

Updates to Caps and Spelling, including a deep dive into hyphens and compounds.

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Hyphens and Compounds in Caps and Spelling

On-demand recording available for a limited time


$95.00 | 75 minutes 
Presenter: James McCarten, Editor, The Canadian Press Stylebook

Register to view this on-demand webinar for a review of the latest edition of The Canadian Press Caps and Spelling Guide (available now), combined with an in-depth tutorial on the always challenging hyphens and compounds. 

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

We’ll take you behind the scenes to understand how CP style decisions are made and what’s changed. In this example-based seminar to encourage better communication techniques, catch up on CP’s advice, expanded guidance and/or modern rules on:  

  • Using plain language to eliminate confusion in writing
  • How to be detail oriented in your writing
  • Words you think you know, but probably don’t
  • Tricky usage cases for hyphens
  • Commonly misused compound words
  • Tips for correctly using abbreviations and acronyms
  • Detailed guidance on writing about new technology and cryptocurrency
  • New spellings for terms and places and the reasoning behind the changes
James McCarten headshot - he is smiling at camera James McCarten has served as editor of the Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling since 2010. He has worked for CP in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Queen’s Park, Ottawa and Washington, D.C., where he currently serves as the agency’s sole foreign correspondent. Prior to Washington, he spent eight years in Ottawa as the company’s parliamentary news editor and acting parliamentary bureau chief.


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