The following includes words from the Canadian Oxford Dictionary and CP Stylebook with troublesome spellings. Also included are some academic words often used at UBC.

A

Word	Comments
abscess
accommodate
adviser
alloted
alumnae	rarely used
alumni	most commonly used
alumna
alumnus
analyze	not analyse
anoint

B

Word	Comments
BA
bachelor's degree	not capitalized
bachelor's degrees	not "bachelors' degrees", and not capitalized
battalion
behaviour	not "behavior"
benefited
board or board of governors	in subsequent references
BSc
buoy

C

Word	Comments
caffeine
carburetor
carry forward	when used as a verb, as in "I will carry forward this item to the next meeting."
carryforward	when used as a noun, as in "Place this carryforward in column three."
cemetery
centre	in past tense, centred
chair	a verb, as in "she will chair the meeting"
Chair	a noun, when referring to a title
cirrhosis
cocurricular
college	in subsequnt references or general use
colour
coloration
compatible
confectionery
connoisseur
consensus
coordinate
cooperate
counsel
counselled
counselling
counsellor

D

Word	Comments
Dean of Arts	in first reference
dean	in subsequent references
deductible
defence	not defense
delicatessen
deterrent
dilemma
disappoint
doctoral degree	not capitalized

E

Word	Comments
e-Learning & e-learning	For headlines, as a proper noun and/or beginning of a sentence: use e-Learning (e.g. e-Learning @ UBC or e-Learning Toolkit) For regular sentences: use e-learning Do not use elearning, eLearning
e-mail	not email
e-portfolios	not eportfolios, abbreviated as e-ports
ecstasy
e.g.	meaning "for example"; use a comma before the abbreviation but not after
embarrass
emeritus (masc.)
English	upper case
enrol, enrolled, enrolling
enrolment
ensure	not insure (except when referring to insurance)
etc.	meaning "and so on" Do not use a comma before the abbreviation.

F

Word	Comments
faculty	as in a group of professors, the professoriate
faculties (plural), Faculty of Arts	The faculties of nursing and education You can also mention the faculties separately (e.g. The Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Education) Don't use the Faculties of Nursing and Education.
Faculty	For use as part of the unit's proper name (e.g. Faculty of Applied Science)
favour
Fellow	When referring to an academic Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society etc.
flexible learning	Not capitalized when referring to the idea of flexible learning.
Flexible Learning Initiative	Should be capitalized when referring to the Flexible Learning Initiative itself. When referring to flexible learning in general, use lowercase (flexible learning).
focused
focusing
fulfill
full time	as an adverb, e.g. She works here full time. (modifies a verb or sentence)
full-time	as an adjective, e.g. He is a full-time student.(modifies a noun)
fundraiser
fundraising

G

Word	Comments
gauge
Governor General	no hyphen, upper case only when it precedes a name
grey

H

Word	Comments
harass, harassment
hemorrhage
honour
Honours BA
honours degree
honorary degree
honoris causa	put in Italics, indicating Latin words
hygiene
hypocrisy

I

Word	Comments
idiosyncrasy
i.e.	meaning "that is to say" Do not use comma after the abbreviation.
imposter
impresario
infallible
innocuous
inoculate
in regard to	not 'in regards to'
install
installation, installed
instalment
instill
instilled
interdisciplinary	no hyphen
Internet
Inuit	plural noun and adjective
Inuk	singular noun and adjective
iridescent

I

Word	Comments
jewellery
judgment

K

Word	Comments
khaki

L

Word	Comments
labour
lead	noun as in "a pencil lead"
lead	verb, present tense of "to lead"
Learning Technology Institute	Spelled out on first reference, abbreviated as LTI
led	verb, past tense of "to lead"
literature	not a synonym for English (there are many different types of literature)
library	in general terms, or in subsequent reference
Library	as in the Scott Library, capitalize on first reference with full name
licence	noun (as in driver's licence, fishing licence)
license	verb (to grant a permit to, to authorize the us of, as in) He is licensed as a chiropractor. The restaurant is licensed to serve alcohol.
lieutenant
Lieutenant-Governor	with hyphen, upper case only when it precedes a name
litre	abbreviation is "l", no period
LLD	Doctor of Laws
LLB	Bachelor of Laws
LLM	Masters of Laws

M

Word	Comments
MA
master's degree	not capitalized
master's degrees	not "masters' degrees", and not capitalized
metre	abbreviation is "m", no period
millenium
Ms	No period - It is not an abbreviation for anything.
MSc
Multilingual	no hyphen
multidisciplinary	no hyphen

N

Word	Comments
non-profit
numbers	write one through nine as words, depict 10 and up as figures

O

Word	Comments
occurence
online
organization

P

Word	Comments
parallel
paralleled
paraphernalia
parliament	as an adverb, e.g. She works here part time (modifies a verb or sentence) as an adjective, e.g. He is a part-time student. (modifies a noun)
pavilion
perseverance
per cent
percentage
PhD	no periods, stands for doctor of philosophy
postsecondary
prerequisite
prerogative
principal	noun or adjective, meaning first in rank or importance as in the principal investigator in the research or the principal objective of the union
principle	noun, meaning fundamental truth or law, as in the moral principle or she has no principles
privilege
program	not programme

Q

Word	Comments
questionnaire

R

Word	Comments
rarefy
reconnaissance
restaurateur	note the absence of an "n"
resuscitate
rhythm

S

Word	Comments
sacrilegious
screenshot (when referencing an image taken from a computer screen)	not screen-shot or screen shot
semi-final
senate	in second and subsequent references or general use
shepherd
siege
supersede
surmise
surprise

T

Word	Comments
Teaching and Learning with Technology Speaker Series	spelled out on first mention, subsequent references uses TLT
theatre	not theater (unless part of a proper name, esp. in the US)
ton	imperial measure
tonne	metric measure
troubleshooting	not trouble shooting

U

Word	Comments
University	referring to UBC
university	referring to all others, or to universities in general
University Board of Governors	in first reference
University Senate	in first reference
US
USA

V

Word	Comments
valour
vapour
versus
vs.	use short form only in sports schedules and law cases
Vice-President	capitalize only when it precedes a name, as in Vice-President University Advancement Andrew Bourne
vice-president	lower case in all subsequent references
vigorous
vigour

W

Word	Comments
website	not web site
weird
well-known
wiki, UBC Wiki	use lower case when referring to the general term
workaround	not work-around
world renowned

Y

Word	Comments
Yom Kippur