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| Rule 1.11 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
| Rule 1.12 |  | Explanatory text fully revised. |
|  |  | Category 3 changed to include subcategories for applicable subject |
|  |  | fields. It fully replaces the previous category 4. |
|  |  | New category 4 created. |
|  |  | New examples of technical verbs added in the applicable categories. |
|  |  | Help added. |
| Rule 1.13 |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | Example revised. |
| Rule 1.14 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised. |
|  |  | Help added. |
|  | Section 2 – Multi-word nouns |  |
|  | Title and subtitle | Changed to read: Multi-word nouns. |
| Rule 2.1 | Rule 2.1 | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
| Rule 2.2 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
|  |  | New examples added. |
|  | Rule 2.3 | Removed from section 2 and moved to section 4 to become rule 4.5. |
|  | Section 3 – Verbs |  |
|  | General | Subtitle before rule 3.1 revised. |
| Rule 3.1 | Rule 3.1 | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Table removed. |
|  |  | Help added. |
| Rule 3.2 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Table revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised. |
| Rule 3.3 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
| Rule 3.4 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |

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# Page 6 of 434

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| Rule 3.5 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
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|  |  | Explanatory text revised where necessary. |
| Rule 3.6 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
|  |  | Graphic chart (passive and active voice) revised. |
| Rule 3.7 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
|  | Section 4 – Sentences |  |
| General | General | Subtitles before rules 4.1 and 4.4 revised. |
|  |  | New subtitle before rule 4.5. |
|  |  | Explanatory text before rule 4.1 revised. |
|  | Rule 4.1 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 4.2 | Explanatory text revised where necessary. |
| Rule 4.3 | Rule 4.3 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | New examples of vertical lists added. |
|  |  | Help added. |
| Rule 4.4 |  | Subtitles revised. |
|  |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
| Rule 4.5 |  | New rule about articles and demonstrative adjectives added to this |
|  |  | section (it was previously rule 2.3). |
|  |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | New examples added. |
|  |  | Help added. |
|  | Section 5 – Procedural writing |  |
|  | General | Subtitle before rule 5.3 revised. |
| Rule 5.1 | Rule 5.1 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | Help added. |
|  | Rule 5.2 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
| Rule 5.3 | Rule 5.3 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | New examples added. |

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| Rule 5.4 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
| Rule 5.5 |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | Explanatory text in the examples revised. |
|  |  | New explanatory text and examples added. |
|  |  | Help added. |
|  | Section 6 – Descriptive writing |  |
|  | Content structure | Explanatory text revised. |
|  | Rule 6.1 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
| Rule 6.2 | Rule 6.2 | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 6.3 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 6.4 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 6.5 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 6.6 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Section 7 – Safety instructions |  |
| Definitions | Definitions | Explanatory text added at the end. |
|  |  | Help added. |
| Rule 7.1 |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
|  |  | Help added. |
| Rule 7.2 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
| Rule 7.3 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Section 8 – Punctuation and word count |  |
| Punctuation | Punctuation | Explanatory text revised. |
|  |  | Reference book added and information revised. |
| Rule 8.1 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
| Rule 8.2 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised where necessary. |
|  |  | Help added. |
|  | Rule 8.3 | Wording for rule revised. |

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# Page 8 of 434

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| Rule 8.4 |  | Wording for rule revised. |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 8.5 | No changes. |
| Rule 8.6 | Rule 8.6 | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory texts and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
|  |  | 8.6.1. Help added. |
|  |  | 8.6.2. Changed to include a revised word count for numbers together |
|  |  | with units of measurement. |
|  |  | 8.6.3. Examples changed or added. |
|  |  | 8.6.7. Proper nouns of individuals, groups, organizations, and |
|  |  | geopolitical entities added. Related examples added. |
|  | Rule 8.7 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Section 9 – Writing practices |  |
|  | General | Subtitle before rules 9.2 revised. |
| Rule 9.1 | Rule 9.1 | Wording for rule revised. |
|  |  | Explanatory texts revised or changed where necessary. |
|  |  | How to use a different sentence construction, first example changed. |
|  | Rule 9.2 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 9.3 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | Rule 9.4 | Explanatory text revised or changed where necessary. |
|  | General recommendations (GR) |  |
| GR-1 thru GR-6 | GR-1 thru GR-6 | Explanatory text and related examples revised or changed where |
|  |  | necessary. |
|  | GR-7 | New general recommendation for “Inclusive language” added. |
|  | GR-8 | New general recommendation for “Possessive form” added. |

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