Chicago Style Workout 25: Numerals Versus Words
This workout focuses on paragraphs 9.2–8 in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering the questions.
316–7, 316–17, or 316–317? Chicago Style for Number Ranges
Abbreviating number ranges according to The Chicago Manual of Style (per section 9.61 in the 17th ed.) is easy if you can remember these three rules:
Chicago Style Workout 23:
Hyphens, Part 3b
This workout, the fourth (and last) on hyphenating compounds, centers on the second half of section 3, “Compounds Formed with Specific Terms,” in our extended hyphenation table under paragraph 7.96 in CMOS 18.
Jane Friedman talks about the business of being a writer
Jane Friedman has more than twenty years of experience in the publishing industry and formerly worked for Writer’s Digest and the Virginia Quarterly Review. Her newest book is The Business of Being a Writer. CMOS: What is the business of being a writer?
Can This Not Help But Be a Double Negative?
Double negatives come in many flavors in addition to the familiar “we didn’t find no money” type. Our friends at the website Language Log keep an archive of documented cases of “misnegation,” featuring popular head-scratchers like “I can’t help but not be X,” “I don’t doubt
Chicago Style Workout 22:
Hyphens, Part 3a
This workout centers on the first half of section 3, “Compounds Formed with Specific Terms,” in our extended hyphenation table under paragraph 7.96 in CMOS 18.
Section 5.141 in the Spotlight
We all know that a singular noun subject requires a singular verb, and a plural subject requires a plural verb: My favorite is the giraffe. My favorites are nasturtiums and dahlias. And we usually aren’t thrown by a plural subject with a singular predicate:
Deck the Halls! A Free CMOS 17 Holiday Ornament
Every year at holiday time we’re delighted to send our readers this printable PDF that you can cut and fold to make a miniature decorative edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.
This year we’ve updated the file with
Announcing the Chicago Manual of Style Shop!
Chicago Manual of Style fans have been asking for a long time where they could buy a CMOS mug or T-shirt. We’ve always wished we could offer such items—and now we can!
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Help! I Have to Use Chicago Style!
What is “style,” and what does it have to do with Chicago? And which book or website is the official source for someone required to use Chicago style in their work?
