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Spelling
We prefer to use Australian English spelling conventions in
marketing materials, including:
- ‘-ise’/’-yse’ not ‘-ize’/’yze’ endings: eg specialise NOT
specialize; analyse NOT analyze
- single not double consonants: eg focusing NOT focussing;
targeted
NOT targetted
Be aware of exceptions to this rule: eg cancelled,
modelled and
admitted
- ‘-our’ not ‘-or’ endings: eg colour NOT color; honour NOT
honor; BUT
Victor Harbor
Other preferred spellings
- Use accents in words where their removal may suggest another
pronunciation: eg résumé and resume
- Program NOT programme, except where used in an official title: eg
Higher Education Loans Programme
- See
Hyphens for advice on hyphenation.
When in doubt, check spellings in an Australian English
dictionary. If you use the ‘spell check’ function in electronic documents,
make sure that you have selected Australian English as your default
language.
Setting up a style sheet
(RTF file) helps maintain consistency. See the
quick reference style sheet
(RTF file)
for some preferred UniSA-specific spellings.
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