Issue link: http://tourismwpg.uberflip.com/i/1410971
4 6 Economic Development Winnipeg brand guide Writing style » If a date has a day, month, and year then include a comma before the year. You do not need a comma between only month and year. If the sentence continues after the year, insert a comma afterward as well. We started this guide Nov. 1, 2020, because we love grammar rules. Matt started this guide in November 2018, because he loves grammar rules. » When referring to a decade, watch the use of apostrophes. Referencing decades does not require an apostrophe, although you can shorten 20th century decades by replacing decade number with an apostrophe. The 1950s The '50s » Decades used as descriptors do not require an apostrophe, while decades used as possessives do. Music from the 1990s is the best. It's a 90's thing. Ellipses » An ellipsis is composed of three periods – no more, no less. » There is a space after an ellipsis, but not between periods. This is how… an ellipsis should look. » Ellipses, in brackets, can also be used to show that words are omitted from a quote. This is […] an ellipsis […]. Em dash » Em dash (—) is twice as long and could be used to replace commas, parentheses, or colons—in each case to slightly different effect. EDW style note: no spaces around em dash. » Used to indicate a break in thought or sentence structure, introduce a phrase added for emphasis, definition, or explanation We only wanted to get two birds—but the clerk talked us into four pregnant parakeets. Our organization's three distinct brands—EDW, TW and YW—are all part of the same organization. » Using to replace parentheses Upon discovering the errors (all 124 of them), the publisher immediately recalled the books. Upon discovering the errors —all 124 of them —the publisher immediately recalled the books. » Using to replace a colon in less formal writing After months of deliberation, the jurors reached a unanimous verdict—guilty.