Chicago Style Workout 19: Plurals
This workout centers on paragraphs 7.5–15 in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering.
Sentence Adverbs
The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style will arrive any day now! We’ve been looking at some of the changes and new material in the new edition. This week, we take a look at sentence adverbs.
Countdown to CMOS 17
CMOS 17 is almost here—and at the University of Chicago Press, that’s a really big deal. Every seven to ten years the team here revs up for an overhaul of The Chicago Manual of Style, and two to three years after that,
Chicago Style Workout 16: Word Usage, Part 3
This workout returns to the usage list under paragraph 5.254 of CMOS 18. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up gauntlet or dither over farther versus further.
Who’s a “Lazy” Copyeditor?
Like all professional copyeditors, I try to keep up with news in my field, which means browsing the posts and articles of editors, grammarians, linguists, and lexicographers online. I do this both through RSS feed subscriptions—Feedly is my reader of choice—and also by bookmarking
Chicago Style for the Singular They
Since the announcement that the 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style will arrive in September, there has been a lot of buzz about some of the announced changes to the Manual. We’ll be looking closer at some of the changes over the coming weeks. First up is the pronoun they when it refers to a singular antecedent.
Announcing The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
Yes, the rumors are true: there will be a new CMOS in September! In the seven years since the 16th edition’s debut we’ve seen large shifts in the way we read, write, edit, and do research. The 17th edition will address these changes as well as incorporate many of the suggestions and queries we’ve received over the
Sections 5.212–15 in the Spotlight
Can you spy anything wrong with the following sentences?
Chicago Style Workout 11: Word Usage, Part 2
This workout again centers on the usage list under paragraph 5.254 in CMOS 18. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up biennial or dither over between and among.
Chicago Style Workout 10: Possessives
This workout centers on paragraphs 7.16–29 in CMOS 18. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study that section of the Manual before answering the questions.
