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This month’s workout, “Titles in Running Text,” is taken from CMOS 17, sections 8.157–67. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study sections 8.157–67 of the Manual before answering the questions.
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Chicago Style Workout 29: Titles in Running Text (CMOS 8.157–67)
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Why is “sustaining” capitalized in “Self-Sustaining Reactions” (item 6)?
The very question I was about to pose!
Paul, I think it is because the first part, “Self,” actually can stand alone–it is a word. The rule is to lowercase the second part of the compound when the first part cannot stand alone (like pre-, anti-, etc.).