{"id":411,"date":"2017-08-08T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbooked2\/?post_type=back-matter&p=411"},"modified":"2022-11-23T18:17:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T18:17:59","slug":"appendix-3","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/back-matter\/appendix-3\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix 3: Canadian Spellings and Word List","rendered":"Appendix 3: Canadian Spellings and Word List"},"content":{"raw":"
Also see How to Canadianize an OER<\/a> in the Adaptation Guide<\/em>.<\/div>\r\nIn general, the style guide for the Self-Publishing Guide <\/em>recommends Canadian spellings. (See\u00a0Appendix 2: Style Guide<\/a>.) Consult this list for the first-choice spelling preferences for words and terms.\u00a0For words not included on this list, BCcampus Open Education references\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>Canadian Oxford Dictionary<\/em><\/a>. Any spelling exceptions should be recorded on your textbook's\u00a0style sheet. (See Create a Style Sheet<\/a>.)\r\n\r\nA<\/a> B<\/a> C<\/a> D<\/a> E<\/a> F<\/a> G<\/a> H<\/a> I<\/a> J<\/a> K<\/a> L<\/a> M<\/a> N<\/a> O<\/a> P<\/a> Q<\/a> R<\/a> S<\/a> T<\/a> U<\/a> V<\/a> W<\/a> X<\/a> Y<\/a> Z<\/a>\r\n

A<\/h3>\r\na.m.\/p.m.\r\nAboriginal (preferred to \u201cIndian\u201d and \u201cNative\u201d)\r\nacknowledgment (no \u201ce\u201d)\r\nAct (of Parliament; u.c., roman)\r\nAD\/BC (small caps, no periods; AD 5, 12 BC) [Note, however, that in most current texts, CE and BCE are preferred style.)\r\nadvisor (not -er)\r\naging\r\nAIDS (no need to spell out)\r\nAlzheimer\u2019s disease\r\nanalgesics\r\nanalogue\r\nanalyze\r\nanti (close compound except when word begins with an i or capital letter, or if word may be unclear or looks awkward)\r\nanti-anxiety\r\nanti-inflammatory\r\nattention deficit disorder, ADD\r\nattention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD\r\nattorney general (no hyphen; u.c. when used as title)\r\naudioconferencing\r\naxe\r\n

B<\/h3>\r\nbaby boomers\r\nbarbecue\r\nbackup (n. and adj.)\r\nB.C. (the province)\r\nbehaviour\r\nbenefited\r\nbenzodiazepine\r\nbest-seller list\r\nBill (u.c. when referring to legislation)\r\nbreastfeeding, breastfed\r\nbreast milk\r\nburnout (n.)\r\nbylaw\r\nbypass\r\nby-product\r\n

C<\/h3>\r\ncabinet (l.c.)\r\ncaf\u00e9\r\ncalibre\r\ncaregiver, caretaker\r\ncatalogue\r\nCD-ROM\r\ncellphone\r\ncentre\r\nchair (not chairman or chairperson)\r\ncheckup (n.), check up (v.)\r\ncheque, chequebook\r\nchild care\r\nchildbearing\r\ncigarette\r\nclawback\r\ncleanup (adj., n.)\r\nclear-cut (adj.)\r\nco-author\r\nco-chair\r\nco-director\r\ncoexisting\r\nco-founder\r\ncognitive-behavioral therapy, CBT\r\nco-infection\r\ncolour\r\nco-management\r\ncommon sense (n.), commonsense (adj.)\r\ncooperate\r\ncoordinate\r\nco-payment\r\ncost-effective, cost-effectiveness\r\ncounselling, counsellor\r\nco-worker\r\nCriminal Code\r\ncross-examine\r\ncutoff (adj.)\r\n

D<\/h3>\r\ndata (may be plural or singular, but be consistent)\r\ndatabase\r\ndata set\r\nday care (n.), day-care (adj.)\r\ndecision-maker (n.)\r\ndecision making (n. phrase)\r\ndecision-making (adj.)\r\nde facto (no italics)\r\ndefence (n.)\r\ndependant (n.)\r\ndependent (adj.)\r\ndesktop\r\ndiarrhea\r\ndietitian\r\ndos and don\u2019ts\r\ndropout (n.)\r\n

E<\/h3>\r\ne.g. (follow with comma)\r\ne-learning\r\nemail\r\nemphasize\r\nendeavour\r\nendpoint\r\nend-stage (adj.)\r\nend-user\r\nenroll, enrolled, enrolling, enrollment\r\n

F<\/h3>\r\nfavour\r\nfetus\r\nfibre optic\r\nfield test\r\nfieldwork\r\nfirst aid supplies\r\nFirst Nations\r\nfirsthand\r\nflare-up (n.), flare up (v.)\r\nfocused, focusing\r\n\u2026fold (close compound and spell out number used, \u201ctwofold,\u201d \u201ctwelvefold\u201d)\r\nfollow-up (n., adj.), follow up (v.)\r\nfront-line (preceding adj.)\r\nfuelled\r\nfulfill\r\nfull-time\r\nfundraising\r\n

G<\/h3>\r\nglamour\r\ngovernor general (no hyphen; u.c. as title)\r\nGrade (1, 2, etc.)\r\ngrey\r\n

H<\/h3>\r\nhalfway\r\nhand washing (v.), hand-washing (adj.)\r\nhands-on (adj.)\r\nhealth care (n. or adj., open)\r\nHIV (human immunodeficiency virus; never HIV virus)\r\nHIV\/AIDS (no need to spell out)\r\nHIV-positive\r\nhonorary\r\nhonour\r\nhotline\r\n

I<\/h3>\r\ni.e. (follow with comma)\r\nIndian (see \u201cAboriginal\u201d \u201cNon-Status\u201d and \"Status\u201d)\r\nIndo-Canadian\r\ninpatient\r\nin-service\r\ninstalment\r\nInterior, the (of B.C.)\r\ninternet\r\nintra (close compound except when word begins with a or when word may be unclear or looks awkward)\r\nintranet\r\n

J<\/h3>\r\njudgment\r\n

K<\/h3>\r\nkg (sing. and pl.), but use only with measurements; otherwise spell out as kilograms\r\n

L<\/h3>\r\nlabelled, labelling\r\nlabour\r\nlayperson\r\nlegislature (but B.C. Legislative Assembly)\r\nlicence (n.), license (v.)\r\nlieutenant governor (u.c. when used as title)\r\nlife cycle\r\nlifelong\r\nlifesaving\r\nlife stage\r\nlifestyle\r\nlineup (n.), line up (v.)\r\nlitre\r\nlogin (n.), log in (v.)\r\nlong-lasting\r\nlong-standing\r\nlong-term, longer-term (adj.)\r\nLower Mainland\r\n

M<\/h3>\r\nmakeup (n.)\r\nmanoeuvre\r\nmedallists\r\nmental health (n. or adj., open)\r\nmeta-analysis\r\nM\u00e9tis\r\nmetre\r\nmg (sing. and pl.), but use only with measurements; otherwise spell out as milligrams\r\nmidlife\r\nMinistry of Health, MOH (not \u201cMoH\u201d)\r\nmodelling\r\nmL (sing. and pl.), but use only with measurements; otherwise spell out as millilitres\r\nmulti (close compound when word begins with consonant, \u201cmultidisciplinary,\u201d \u201cmultispecialty\u201d; hyphenate with vowel, \u201cmulti-authored\u201d)\r\n

N<\/h3>\r\nnationwide\r\nNative people (\u201cIndigenous\" preferred)\r\nneighbour\r\nneonatal\r\nnon (close compound except when word may be unclear or looks awkward)\r\nnon-Aboriginal\r\nnonprofit\r\nnonresidents\r\nnonsmoker\r\n

O<\/h3>\r\noffence (n.)\r\nongoing\r\nonline\r\non-site (adj.)\r\noriented (not \u201corientated\u201d)\r\noutpatient\r\novereating\r\noverprotective\r\noverrepresented\r\noveruse, overused\r\n

P<\/h3>\r\nParliament\r\npayoff\r\nper se (not ital.)\r\npercent\r\npolicymaker\r\npost (close compound except when word may be unclear or looks awkward)\r\nPost-it Notes\r\npostgraduate\r\npostsecondary\r\npost-traumatic\r\nPowerPoint\r\npractice (n.), practise (v.)\r\npre (close compound except when word begins with e or if word may be unclear or looks awkward)\r\npredeceased\r\npre-existing\r\npreventive (not \u201cpreventative\u201d)\r\nprioritize (not \u201cpriorize\u201d)\r\nprogram, programmed, programming\r\nprovince-wide\r\npublicly (not \u201cpublically\u201d)\r\n

Q<\/h3>\r\nquasi- (hyphenate compound except in rare cases\u2014\u201cquasicrystal\u201d)\r\n

R<\/h3>\r\nraison d\u2019\u00eatre (no ital.)\r\nrandomized controlled trial, RCT\r\nre (close compound except when word may be unclear or looks awkward; re-emerge, reissue)\r\nreassessment\r\nreal-time (adj., no quotation marks)\r\nrebuild\r\nre-create (as in \u201ccreate anew\u201d)\r\nre-evaluate\r\nreinstate\r\nrisk-benefit ratio\r\n

S<\/h3>\r\nseatbelt\r\nSea-to-Sky Highway, corridor\r\nsecondhand\r\nSection (of legislation)\r\nsexually transmitted infection, STI (preferred to \u201csexually transmitted disease, STD\u201d)\r\nshock wave\r\nshortcut\r\nshortsighted\r\nside effect (always open)\r\nsizable\r\nskeptical\r\nskillful\r\nSkyTrain\r\nsmart phone\r\nsociocultural\r\nsocioeconomic\r\nspecialized\r\nspinoff (n.)\r\nStatus Indian\r\nsub-Arctic\r\nsub-Saharan Africa\r\nsubspecialties\r\nsubtypes\r\nsulphur\r\n

T<\/h3>\r\ntelehealth, telemedicine\r\ntime frame\r\ntoward (not \u201ctowards\u201d)\r\ntravelled, travelling\r\nT-shirt\r\ntumour\r\nTV\r\ntype 1 and 2 diabetes\r\n

U<\/h3>\r\nunder way (adv., two words; adj., one word)\r\nunderfunded\r\nunder-represented\r\nunderserviced\r\nup-to-date (adj.)\r\nU.S. (when used as an adj. or in a table\/figure; otherwise spell out)\r\nusable\r\nuser name\r\n

V<\/h3>\r\nvideoconferencing\r\nvideo-imaging (n.)\r\nvis-\u00e0-vis\r\nvitamin C\r\nvoicemail\r\n

W<\/h3>\r\nwait list (n.), wait-list (v. and adj.)\r\nwalk-in clinic\r\nwavelength\r\nweb, the\r\nwebsite\r\nwell-being\r\nWest Nile Virus, WNV\r\nWest Side (of Vancouver)\r\nWestern society, Western world, Western Canada\r\nwidespread\r\nWi-Fi\r\nworkday\r\nworkforce\r\nworkload\r\nworkout\r\nworkplace\r\nworkup\r\nWorld War I, II\r\nWorld Wide Web\r\nworldwide\r\n

X<\/h3>\r\nX-ray\r\n

Y<\/h3>\r\n

Z<\/h3>\r\n
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Also see How to Canadianize an OER<\/a> in the Adaptation Guide<\/em>.<\/div>\n

In general, the style guide for the Self-Publishing Guide <\/em>recommends Canadian spellings. (See\u00a0Appendix 2: Style Guide<\/a>.) Consult this list for the first-choice spelling preferences for words and terms.\u00a0For words not included on this list, BCcampus Open Education references\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>Canadian Oxford Dictionary<\/em><\/a>. Any spelling exceptions should be recorded on your textbook’s\u00a0style sheet. (See Create a Style Sheet<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

A<\/a> B<\/a> C<\/a> D<\/a> E<\/a> F<\/a> G<\/a> H<\/a> I<\/a> J<\/a> K<\/a> L<\/a> M<\/a> N<\/a> O<\/a> P<\/a> Q<\/a> R<\/a> S<\/a> T<\/a> U<\/a> V<\/a> W<\/a> X<\/a> Y<\/a> Z<\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/h3>\n

a.m.\/p.m.
\nAboriginal (preferred to \u201cIndian\u201d and \u201cNative\u201d)
\nacknowledgment (no \u201ce\u201d)
\nAct (of Parliament; u.c., roman)
\nAD\/BC (small caps, no periods; AD 5, 12 BC) [Note, however, that in most current texts, CE and BCE are preferred style.)
\nadvisor (not -er)
\naging
\nAIDS (no need to spell out)
\nAlzheimer\u2019s disease
\nanalgesics
\nanalogue
\nanalyze
\nanti (close compound except when word begins with an i or capital letter, or if word may be unclear or looks awkward)
\nanti-anxiety
\nanti-inflammatory
\nattention deficit disorder, ADD
\nattention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD
\nattorney general (no hyphen; u.c. when used as title)
\naudioconferencing
\naxe<\/p>\n

B<\/h3>\n

baby boomers
\nbarbecue
\nbackup (n. and adj.)
\nB.C. (the province)
\nbehaviour
\nbenefited
\nbenzodiazepine
\nbest-seller list
\nBill (u.c. when referring to legislation)
\nbreastfeeding, breastfed
\nbreast milk
\nburnout (n.)
\nbylaw
\nbypass
\nby-product<\/p>\n

C<\/h3>\n

cabinet (l.c.)
\ncaf\u00e9
\ncalibre
\ncaregiver, caretaker
\ncatalogue
\nCD-ROM
\ncellphone
\ncentre
\nchair (not chairman or chairperson)
\ncheckup (n.), check up (v.)
\ncheque, chequebook
\nchild care
\nchildbearing
\ncigarette
\nclawback
\ncleanup (adj., n.)
\nclear-cut (adj.)
\nco-author
\nco-chair
\nco-director
\ncoexisting
\nco-founder
\ncognitive-behavioral therapy, CBT
\nco-infection
\ncolour
\nco-management
\ncommon sense (n.), commonsense (adj.)
\ncooperate
\ncoordinate
\nco-payment
\ncost-effective, cost-effectiveness
\ncounselling, counsellor
\nco-worker
\nCriminal Code
\ncross-examine
\ncutoff (adj.)<\/p>\n

D<\/h3>\n

data (may be plural or singular, but be consistent)
\ndatabase
\ndata set
\nday care (n.), day-care (adj.)
\ndecision-maker (n.)
\ndecision making (n. phrase)
\ndecision-making (adj.)
\nde facto (no italics)
\ndefence (n.)
\ndependant (n.)
\ndependent (adj.)
\ndesktop
\ndiarrhea
\ndietitian
\ndos and don\u2019ts
\ndropout (n.)<\/p>\n

E<\/h3>\n

e.g. (follow with comma)
\ne-learning
\nemail
\nemphasize
\nendeavour
\nendpoint
\nend-stage (adj.)
\nend-user
\nenroll, enrolled, enrolling, enrollment<\/p>\n

F<\/h3>\n

favour
\nfetus
\nfibre optic
\nfield test
\nfieldwork
\nfirst aid supplies
\nFirst Nations
\nfirsthand
\nflare-up (n.), flare up (v.)
\nfocused, focusing
\n\u2026fold (close compound and spell out number used, \u201ctwofold,\u201d \u201ctwelvefold\u201d)
\nfollow-up (n., adj.), follow up (v.)
\nfront-line (preceding adj.)
\nfuelled
\nfulfill
\nfull-time
\nfundraising<\/p>\n

G<\/h3>\n

glamour
\ngovernor general (no hyphen; u.c. as title)
\nGrade (1, 2, etc.)
\ngrey<\/p>\n

H<\/h3>\n

halfway
\nhand washing (v.), hand-washing (adj.)
\nhands-on (adj.)
\nhealth care (n. or adj., open)
\nHIV (human immunodeficiency virus; never HIV virus)
\nHIV\/AIDS (no need to spell out)
\nHIV-positive
\nhonorary
\nhonour
\nhotline<\/p>\n

I<\/h3>\n

i.e. (follow with comma)
\nIndian (see \u201cAboriginal\u201d \u201cNon-Status\u201d and “Status\u201d)
\nIndo-Canadian
\ninpatient
\nin-service
\ninstalment
\nInterior, the (of B.C.)
\ninternet
\nintra (close compound except when word begins with a or when word may be unclear or looks awkward)
\nintranet<\/p>\n

J<\/h3>\n

judgment<\/p>\n

K<\/h3>\n

kg (sing. and pl.), but use only with measurements; otherwise spell out as kilograms<\/p>\n

L<\/h3>\n

labelled, labelling
\nlabour
\nlayperson
\nlegislature (but B.C. Legislative Assembly)
\nlicence (n.), license (v.)
\nlieutenant governor (u.c. when used as title)
\nlife cycle
\nlifelong
\nlifesaving
\nlife stage
\nlifestyle
\nlineup (n.), line up (v.)
\nlitre
\nlogin (n.), log in (v.)
\nlong-lasting
\nlong-standing
\nlong-term, longer-term (adj.)
\nLower Mainland<\/p>\n

M<\/h3>\n

makeup (n.)
\nmanoeuvre
\nmedallists
\nmental health (n. or adj., open)
\nmeta-analysis
\nM\u00e9tis
\nmetre
\nmg (sing. and pl.), but use only with measurements; otherwise spell out as milligrams
\nmidlife
\nMinistry of Health, MOH (not \u201cMoH\u201d)
\nmodelling
\nmL (sing. and pl.), but use only with measurements; otherwise spell out as millilitres
\nmulti (close compound when word begins with consonant, \u201cmultidisciplinary,\u201d \u201cmultispecialty\u201d; hyphenate with vowel, \u201cmulti-authored\u201d)<\/p>\n

N<\/h3>\n

nationwide
\nNative people (\u201cIndigenous” preferred)
\nneighbour
\nneonatal
\nnon (close compound except when word may be unclear or looks awkward)
\nnon-Aboriginal
\nnonprofit
\nnonresidents
\nnonsmoker<\/p>\n

O<\/h3>\n

offence (n.)
\nongoing
\nonline
\non-site (adj.)
\noriented (not \u201corientated\u201d)
\noutpatient
\novereating
\noverprotective
\noverrepresented
\noveruse, overused<\/p>\n

P<\/h3>\n

Parliament
\npayoff
\nper se (not ital.)
\npercent
\npolicymaker
\npost (close compound except when word may be unclear or looks awkward)
\nPost-it Notes
\npostgraduate
\npostsecondary
\npost-traumatic
\nPowerPoint
\npractice (n.), practise (v.)
\npre (close compound except when word begins with e or if word may be unclear or looks awkward)
\npredeceased
\npre-existing
\npreventive (not \u201cpreventative\u201d)
\nprioritize (not \u201cpriorize\u201d)
\nprogram, programmed, programming
\nprovince-wide
\npublicly (not \u201cpublically\u201d)<\/p>\n

Q<\/h3>\n

quasi- (hyphenate compound except in rare cases\u2014\u201cquasicrystal\u201d)<\/p>\n

R<\/h3>\n

raison d\u2019\u00eatre (no ital.)
\nrandomized controlled trial, RCT
\nre (close compound except when word may be unclear or looks awkward; re-emerge, reissue)
\nreassessment
\nreal-time (adj., no quotation marks)
\nrebuild
\nre-create (as in \u201ccreate anew\u201d)
\nre-evaluate
\nreinstate
\nrisk-benefit ratio<\/p>\n

S<\/h3>\n

seatbelt
\nSea-to-Sky Highway, corridor
\nsecondhand
\nSection (of legislation)
\nsexually transmitted infection, STI (preferred to \u201csexually transmitted disease, STD\u201d)
\nshock wave
\nshortcut
\nshortsighted
\nside effect (always open)
\nsizable
\nskeptical
\nskillful
\nSkyTrain
\nsmart phone
\nsociocultural
\nsocioeconomic
\nspecialized
\nspinoff (n.)
\nStatus Indian
\nsub-Arctic
\nsub-Saharan Africa
\nsubspecialties
\nsubtypes
\nsulphur<\/p>\n

T<\/h3>\n

telehealth, telemedicine
\ntime frame
\ntoward (not \u201ctowards\u201d)
\ntravelled, travelling
\nT-shirt
\ntumour
\nTV
\ntype 1 and 2 diabetes<\/p>\n

U<\/h3>\n

under way (adv., two words; adj., one word)
\nunderfunded
\nunder-represented
\nunderserviced
\nup-to-date (adj.)
\nU.S. (when used as an adj. or in a table\/figure; otherwise spell out)
\nusable
\nuser name<\/p>\n

V<\/h3>\n

videoconferencing
\nvideo-imaging (n.)
\nvis-\u00e0-vis
\nvitamin C
\nvoicemail<\/p>\n

W<\/h3>\n

wait list (n.), wait-list (v. and adj.)
\nwalk-in clinic
\nwavelength
\nweb, the
\nwebsite
\nwell-being
\nWest Nile Virus, WNV
\nWest Side (of Vancouver)
\nWestern society, Western world, Western Canada
\nwidespread
\nWi-Fi
\nworkday
\nworkforce
\nworkload
\nworkout
\nworkplace
\nworkup
\nWorld War I, II
\nWorld Wide Web
\nworldwide<\/p>\n

X<\/h3>\n

X-ray<\/p>\n

Y<\/h3>\n

Z<\/h3>\n
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