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Chicago Style Workout 42: Chicago vs. AP

This workout is the first in a series designed to test your knowledge of Chicago style relative to another popular and widely used style—in this case, AP.

February 25, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 41: Prefixes

This workout focuses on the fourth and last section of our hyphenation table, “Words Formed with Prefixes.” You’ll find the hyphenation table under paragraph 7.96 in CMOS 18.

January 28, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

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).

October 29, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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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.”

August 27, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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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.”

July 23, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
Les Mis . . . or Les mis?

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.

May 29, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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Chicago Style Workout 36: Word Usage, Part 7

This workout once again returns to the usage glossary under paragraph 5.254 of CMOS 18. This time we’re focusing on words beginning with the letters n as in “nauseous” through p as in “proven.”

April 30, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
Lie or lay?

Chicago Style Workout 35: Word Usage, Part 6

This workout returns to the usage glossary under paragraph 5.254 of CMOS 18. This time we’re focusing on words beginning with the letters l as in “literally” and m as in “might.”

March 26, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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Chicago Style Workout 34: Editing and Proofreading Quiz No. 2

It’s time for another editing and proofreading quiz! This is the second in a series of workouts that will apply your editing knowledge and proofreading skills to Chicago style.

February 26, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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Chicago Style Workout 33: Editing and Proofreading Quiz No. 1

This is the first of a series of workouts that will test your editing knowledge and proofreading skills.

January 22, 2019 in Chicago Style Workouts.

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