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Preface
Part 1 - Words and Expressions
Body Corporate
But
Comprise
Consider
Days After
Deem
Definitions and definition sections
Despite, even though, and notwithstanding
Everyone
Expiry, expiration and end
First Nation
Gender-neutral Language
Hereby
If, where and when
Indefinite articles
May
Members of Parliament
Must
One
(pronominal use)
Possessives
Pursuant to
References to Text in Columns
Restrictive elements
Shall
Such
Terms and conditions
Themselves
(singular)
There - words
They
(singular)
Time periods
Triad separators in metric measurements
Part 2 - Sentences
Cross-references
More than one sentence in a section or subsection
Present indicative
Sentence structure: Complexity and organization
Part 3 - Paragraphing
What is paragraphing
?
Why paragraph
?
How do you paragraph
?
Conjunctions between paragraphs
Punctuation of paragraphs
When should you paragraph
?
Table of factors and examples
Part 4 - Punctuation
Compounds and Hyphenation
Em dashes
References
Printed reference material
On-line reference material
Last Updated: 2007-09-11
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