Upper case or lower case? (Training intended for people working into French)

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Description

Do the names of all federal organizations take an initial capital letter? What are the rules for department names? And what do you do with the names of foreign organizations? Must the French word "université" be capitalized? Must official names that depart from the accepted rules be respected?

Open to

Translators, revisers and other language professionals.

Prerequisite

None

Language

The workshop is given in French

Learning objectives

At the end of the workshop, the participants will be able to:

• Have a thorough understanding of the basic rules
• Know the exceptions.
• Deal with the most difficult cases.
• Know about the main references to consult.

Duration

One day

Course fee

$345 (Free of charge for Translation Bureau employees)

20% discount for members of a recognized professional association with proof of current membership (photocopy of membership card).

Dates

Course Calendar

Number of participants

10 to 12

We reserve the right to cancel this activity unless at least eight participants are expected to attend.