Chicago Style Workout 12:
Inclusive Numbers
Do you know Chicago style for number ranges? Is it 142–3, 142–43, or 142–143? This month’s workout, “Inclusive Numbers” covers sections 9.58–63 of CMOS.
Chicago Style Workout 12:
Sections 5.212–15 in the Spotlight
Can you spy anything wrong with the following sentences?
Erin Brenner and Laura Poole talk about getting a start in copyediting
Today CMOS Shop Talk launches a new occasional series called “Getting a Start in . . . ,” in which we ask publishing professionals how they came to do the jobs they do. In this post, editor Carol Saller talks to Erin Brenner and Laura Poole, who own and operate the Pilcrow Group, Inc., which includes Copyediting newsletter and its training division.
Year-End Favorites from CMOS Friends
This year, Shop Talk asked some trusted colleagues in publishing to introduce us to a favorite book or website. We hope you find a new love among them!
Holiday Cheer, Chicago style!
Once again we offer this small token of our affection: our Chicago Manual of Style holiday mini-ornament for you to download, print, and fold.
Chicago Style Workout 11:
Word Usage, Part 2
This month’s workout, “Word Usage, Part 2,” again centers on section 5.220 of CMOS. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up biennial or dither over between and among.
“Dos and Don’ts”: Just Don’t
We’ve all read those bossy directives from advice mongers: “Do rock a ripped T with a bright floral skirt.” “Don’t chew gum during an interview.” “Do practice blending eyeshadow with your brush.” “Don’t yank electrical cords from the wall.” Aside from being either fatuous and trendy or obvious and unhelpful, such lists actually pose some editorial dangers.
Brooke Borel talks about The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking
Brooke Borel, author of The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking, is a science writer and journalist. She is a contributing editor to Popular Science, and her writing has also appeared in such places as the Atlantic and Slate. She teaches fact-checking at the Brooklyn
Section 10.3 in the Spotlight
Frequently, writers to the “Chicago Style Q&A” express the belief that when an abbreviation is introduced in a document, it must be introduced once and once only (when the term first appears) and that thereafter the spelled-out term must never be used again.
Shop Talk Readers in the Spotlight
Today we’re turning the spotlight on you, reader! We’d love to know what you like about the CMOS Shop Talk blog and what you don’t like, what you’d like to see more of—or less of. Here’s a short survey, or if you prefer, use the comments box below to give us a piece of your mind.
