What's new in the style guide

What we've added or changed in the style guide

Abbreviations and acronyms

We've included when you can and cannot use acronyms.

We've described different types of abbreviations and added that we write measurements in full.

See the Abbreviations and acronyms guidance. 

Words to avoid misspelling or misusing

We've added to the list of words to check how to spell or whether you're misusing them. The list is at the bottom of the Spelling page. 

Writing inclusively

We've added more guidance on gender-affirming and gender-inclusive language to the inclusive language section. 

Types of changes we make to the style guide

• Grammar and punctuation
• Culturally appropriate language
• Indigenous Peoples references 
• Yukon-specific language
• Stylistic flexibility
• Government organization language
• Political preferences

We make changes when:

• existing sources do not meet our needs;
• we need new guidance; or
• we need to update existing guidance.