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4 5 Economic Development Winnipeg brand guide Writing style Commas (EDW-style note) » EDW does not use the Oxford comma in a series of items in a sentence. Please rewrite sentences for clarity. Here is a fun one we found: Original sentence: The speaker lineup will include the world's most famous serial killers, the Dalai Lama and the pope. Rewritten: The speaker lineup will include the Dalai Lama, the pope and the world's most famous serial killers. » Exception: Use comma between elements of a series in a single sentence. The final element should have a differentiator (and / or / nor) preceding it. Meetings and conventions, sports and special events, and travel trade. Currency » Unless it is absolutely required, never refer to amounts under a dollar, or add .00 to currency figures. Nothing costs $.50 anymore or $100,000.00 (two unnecessary zeroes at the end). » For amounts under 1 million, use the full number. $500,000 » For amounts over 1 million, omit zeroes and abbreviate in infographics and titles of blogs. You can indicate amount in Canadian currency if you need to provide context when discussing an international company that works in multiple currencies. In Canada, the industry grew to $412M CDN in 2018. » Always use a comma separator for figures over $1,000. Dashes » There is a difference between a hyphen (-), an en dash (–) and em dash (—) » Use a hyphen (-) when you are creating compound words. Dashes are multi-functional. See En dash, Em dash Dates » Reference days of the week by name only if it falls within seven days of the current date and is time sensitive. I can't say what my Friday plans are in this sentence because you have no idea what day I'm talking about. » Never abbreviate months if only the month is being referenced. If a specific day within the month is being referenced, shorten the following months accordingly: Jan., Feb., Aug., Sep., Oct., Nov., and Dec. Gillian wrote this guide during December 2020. Eleanor started editing this guide on Nov. 1, 2020.

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