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Spelling, Usage and GSC Recommendations
nannoplankton nano The prefix nano (symbol n) indicates the multiple 10-9. naphtha National Topographic System (NTS) NTS map areas are written in this form:
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14 M/3 14 N/1, 2, 3 A hyphen is used between the number and letter if the letter is O or I:
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104-O/3 neap tide near (not near to) near, nearly Near in the sense of 'almost' is now usually expressed by nearly: use nearly vertical, not 'near-vertical'. nearby, near by Nearby is an adjective; near by is an adverb: he walked to the nearby cliff, the cliff was near by, or better still, the cliff was near. nearshore Nearshore is an adjective; near shore is an adverb: The nearshore sediments, The drilling platform was near shore. negligible neighbour, neighbouring neither Neoarchean, Neoproterozoic next two This is correct: avoid using 'two next'. nickel nineteenth century (not Nineteenth Century) Nipissing no. The abbreviation for number(s). Do not use the symbol '#' for number(s) in text, figures, or tables. See also NUMBER; NUMERICAL EXPRESSIONS. non This is a useful negative prefix, but do not use it in preference to more colourful antonyms (i.e. 'words of opposite meaning'). Unessential is usually a better word than nonessential and dissent is preferable to nonconcurrence. Note the tendency to drop the hyphen after non in most combinations: nonactive, nonaligned, nonbedded, noncalcareous, nondeposition, nonglacial, nonideal, nonpenetrative, nonplicate, nonplunging, nonrestrictive, nonribbed, nonmarine. nonfossiliferous The adjective nonfossiliferous means 'not containing fossils'. The word unfossiliferous means the same thing. Both are correct, just be consistent in their usage. non sequitur Latin, meaning 'it does not follow'. In non sequiturs there is no causal connection between the pieces of information in a sentence:
Born in Montreal on 20 April 1798, William Logan was knighted by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 29 January 1856.
The information should be given in separate sentences, or in clauses linked by and. no one See ANYONE North American Plate not North America Plate northeast, northwest, but north-northeast, north-central, north-northwest-trending striae North Pole north trending, but north-trending fault northerly, northward See WESTERLY notice, noticeable not to exceed Except in specifications and similar work, not more than should be used. number Number takes a singular verb when preceded by the: The number of geologists has increased. When preceded by a or any, number takes a plural verb: A number of geophysicists have applied. See also AMOUNT; NO. number of A number of is inexact. Where possible, give the exact number. numerals Hyphenate compound numbers from twenty-one (twenty-first) to ninety-nine (ninety- ninth): Twenty-two trenches were cut through the overburden. numerical expressions See 'Numerical expressions' section under 'Grammar'. See also NO.; NUMBER. Nunavut not Nunavut Territory
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