Appendix B: word list
The following word list is provided as a handy reference to troublesome words. It follows the Canadian Oxford Dictionary except in references marked with an asterisk (*), which indicate exceptions to that authority.
A-M
- a lot (not alot)
- acknowledgement
- adviser, advising
- affect (verb: to have an effect on; noun: an emotion or mood)
- artifact
- behaviour
- biannually, biweekly
- Board of Governors, UVic Board of Governors, the board
- cancelled
- catalogue
- centre, centred
- cheque
- colour
- co-operative education, co-op (short form)
- curriculum (s), curricula (pl)
- defence
- effect (noun: result; verb: bring about)
- enrol (not enroll), enrolled, enrolling, enrolment
- ensure (to be sure of, to make sure)
- grade-point average (GPA)
- grey
- home page
- honour, honourable, but honorary
- humour, but humorous
- internet
- its (possessive)
- it’s (contraction of “it is”)
- labour
- lay off (verb), layoff (noun)
- letter of permission
- license (verb), licence (noun)
- litre (abbreviation: L, for singular and plural, no period)
- Métis*
- Michèle Pujol Room
N-Z
- offence
- online
- per cent, percentage
- postgraduate
- post-secondary
- practise (verb), practice (noun)
- program (not programme)
- resumé
- Ring Road (not the ring road)
- Senate, UVic Senate
- stationary (adjective), stationery (noun)
- theatre
- vice-chancellor
- vice-president
- web (but World Wide Web)
- web page
- web server
- website
- well-being
- work term, work term placement
- worldwide