Why Can’t a Computer Index My Book?
Recently a reader wrote to us questioning some of the alphabetizing recommendations in The Chicago Manual of Style . . .
Chicago Style Workout 8: Personal Pronouns
This workout centers on paragraphs 5.42–52 in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering the questions.
Section 7.85 in the Spotlight
How many times have you wavered over putting hyphens into an expression that combines numbers with some kind of measure? Is the child six-years-old or six years old?
Chicago Style Workout 7: Rules for Quoting
This workout centers on paragraphs 12.7 and 12.8 of CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering the questions.
Sections 5.112–13 in the Spotlight
“Oozing slowly across the floor, Marvin watched the salad dressing.” “I smelled the oysters coming down the stairs for dinner.” Most of us don’t have to worry about overlooking gaffes as obvious as these, but more subtle danglers—or misplaced modifiers—sometimes sneak by even the most careful
Chicago Style Workout 5:
How to Proofread
This workout centers on paragraphs 2.115–23 in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering the questions.
Sections 16.58–61 in the Spotlight
When putting items into alphabetical order, which comes first: Albert the Great or Albert of Saxony? HMD or H&N?
Chicago Style Workout 4:
Titles of Books and Articles
This workout centers on paragraphs 8.170–78 and 8.179–82 in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study those sections of the Manual before answering the questions.
CMOS tells all in historic interview with “Chicago Style Q&A”
Today, in a historic first, the reclusive 110-year-old Chicago Manual of Style grants an interview to its youthful offspring, the online “Chicago Style Q&A,” which has been answering readers’ questions on behalf of the Manual since 1997.
Believe it or not! Our ten most-read style Qs
This week we’re celebrating our new book, But Can I Start a Start a Sentence with “But”?, a selection of our favorite questions and answers from The Chicago Manual of Style Online’s monthly Q&A.
