Chicago Style Workout 31:
Word Usage, Part 5

/ October 30, 2018

Service members at the Warrior Games, May 14, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs

To the Finish!

This workout returns to the usage list under paragraph 5.254 in CMOS 18. Today we focus on words beginning with the letters i through k. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up imply and infer or dither over “in regards to.”

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Now updated to refer and link to the 18th edition.

Chicago Style Workout 31: Word Usage, Part 5

1. I; me. “give John or I a call”; “keep this between you and I”
2. immigrate; emigrate. “someone who moves from Ireland to the United States is an immigrant in the US and an emigrant from Ireland”
3. imply; infer. “the writer or speaker implies; the reader or listener infers”
4. important; importantly. “more importantly, the accountant confessed to forging the checks”
5. impractical; impracticable. “landing aircraft on that hole-ridden runway proved impractical”
6. incredible; incredulous. “it was an incredible trip”; “people are incredulous about the rising gas costs”
7. in regard(s) to. “in regards to your query, I am sending six replacement pizzas”
8. it is I/me. “Hello? Who is this?” “It’s me.”
9. its; it’s. “it’s a benefit for a corporation to have its headquarters near a major airport”
10. kudos. “at her retirement party the kudos were overwhelming”

 

Photo: Service members at the Warrior Games, May 14, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Griffin, via Wikimedia Commons.

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