Hyphens and Compounds in Caps and Spelling

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

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. 

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