one of those Canadian moments

[electricland]

Just sent the following email to the writers:

Hi all!

Please note that as mentioned in our style guide (p. 27), we prefer the "e" spelling, rather than "oe", for words such as fetus, edema, and diarrhea. I would like to extend this to apnea, tachypnea, and any other "e/oe" decisions that may arise. (If you have a good reason for preferring "oe", though, I'm open to argument.)

We do prefer the "ae" spelling in most cases, although that's being eroded by anesthesia and anesthetic and hyperglycemia. It's all so complicated.

Comments

[theroom101.livejournal.com]

This is easily the most awesome post on my friends page today.

[electricland.livejournal.com]

:D Always glad to help!