What Does an Editor Know? A Quiz
To celebrate the end of another decade, we’ve put together eleven questions designed to test your knowledge of some random editorial facts.
How Strunk Lost His Comma
Chicago style doesn’t require commas when “Jr.” or “Sr.” follows a name. Until just a few decades ago, however, commas were the norm.
Chicago Style Workout 40: Grammar, Part 4
This workout focuses on paragraphs 5.42–55 of CMOS 18, which cover personal pronouns, including their possessive and reflexive forms. There’s also one question about demonstrative pronouns (CMOS 5.56).
Decades (CMOS 9.33)
This year isn’t over just yet, but when it does finally come to an end, the current decade will end with it. In other words, we will soon be leaving the 2010s and entering the 2020s.
Chicago Style Workout 39: Word Usage, Part 9
This workout finishes our run through the “Glossary of Problematic Words and Phrases” in paragraph 5.254 of CMOS 18. For our usage finale, we’re focusing on words beginning with the letters t as in “that” through w as in “whomever.”
Chicago Style Q&A: Recent Updates
The Chicago Manual of Style Q&A has been featuring answers to your questions for more than twenty years. During that time our searchable Q&A archive has grown to encompass a huge range of questions about Chicago style.
Chicago Style Workout 38: Word Usage, Part 8
This workout returns to our “Glossary of Problematic Words and Phrases” in paragraph 5.254 of CMOS 18. This time we’re focusing on words beginning with the letters r as in “rack” through s as in “straight.”
How Do I Format a Reference List in Turabian/Chicago Style?
If you cite your sources in your thesis or dissertation (or class paper) using the author-date system, you will need to include a reference list. . . .
How Do I Format Parenthetical Author-Date Citations in Turabian/Chicago Style?
If you cite your sources in your thesis or dissertation (or class paper) using the author-date system, you will signal each source in the text in parentheses. . . .
Chicago Style Workout 37: Editing and Proofreading Quiz No. 3
It’s time for another editing and proofreading quiz! Once again, we test your knowledge of some of the finer points of Chicago style.
