This workout centers on the glossary of problematic words and phrases under paragraph 5.254 in CMOS 18. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up affect or effect or dither over whether it’s OK to write inasmuch.
Readers might well wonder what use people have today for handwritten proofreading marks, but in publishing, the marks are still widely used. Although writers and editors checking typeset pages sometimes use PDF markup tools, there are plenty of times when it’s faster and easier to mark with a pencil.
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.
This workout centers on paragraphs 5.114–20 of CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering the questions.
When putting items into alphabetical order, which comes first: Albert the Great or Albert of Saxony? HMD or H&N?
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.
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.
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.
When we saw the beautiful graphics recently in the Washington Post that Princeton neuroscientist Adam J. Calhoun created from famous works, we couldn’t help but wonder how The Chicago Manual of Style would hold up under the same scrutiny.
This workout centers on paragraphs 6.33–35 and 6.36–38 (with a brief look at 6.57) in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the exercises cold; learners can study the related sections of the Manual before answering the questions.
