Canadian English orthography
- noun
- /kəˈneɪdiən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɔrˈθɒɡrəfi/
- Canadian
:
ortografía del inglés canadiense
- Canadian textbooks often follow Canadian English orthography, using spellings like 'colour' and 'centre'.
Examples
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The newspaper's editors standardized its style guide according to Canadian English orthography.
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Writers are sometimes confused about whether to use American or Canadian English orthography in their manuscripts.
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The Canadian English orthography includes unique spellings.
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Many students learn Canadian English orthography in school.
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In Canada, students are taught to follow Canadian English orthography, which includes spelling variations like 'colour' instead of 'color'.
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The guide was updated to reflect Canadian English orthography, ensuring consistency with local spelling conventions.
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Authors must adhere to Canadian English orthography when submitting work to Canadian publishers to align with national standards.
Synonyms
English spelling used in Canada that combines British and American forms
The way English words are written in Canada, mixing British and American forms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Canadian + English + orthography
The phrase is a straightforward combination of 'Canadian' (relating to Canada), 'English' (the language), and 'orthography' (a system of spelling), so it literally denotes the spelling/writing conventions used in Canadian English. This compositional, non-idiomatic structure is cross-linguistically common, meaning a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
Canadian English orthography is easiest to remember with one image: Canada stood between two neighbours, Britain and the United States, and picked pieces from both. So writers kept British spellings like 'colour' and 'centre' but also American ones like 'tire', and that's why Canadian English orthography today is a mix of British and American spellings.
