A #review of the 18th edition of the venerable “Chicago Manual Of Style”:
“A Venerable And Time-Tested Guide” [2024], The Los Angeles Review Of Books (lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-ve...).
#Books #BookReviews #Style #StyleGuide #Writing #ChicagoManualOfStyle
Torn between CMOS and FAFO.
(One fixes commas. The other fixes moods.)
#ChicagoManualOfStyle #WritingDecisions
"Dumbass" is a perfectly acceptable euphemism for "low information voter." #ChicagoManualOfStyle
🥵 Spoiler: there’s binding, multiple clauses, and absolutely no passive voice from *that* sub(section).
#darkromancereads #cmos #chicagomanualofstyle #spreadthosepages
Hardback copy of The Chicago Manual of Style 18
Hardback copy of The Chicago Manual of Style 18
Because I’m a complete nerd. (Yes, I already had the online version. I like books, ok?) #chicagomanualofstyle #editor #freelanceeditor #copyeditor #writersofinstagram
#CMOS #ChicagoManualOfStyle Fact of the Day!
The 18th edition covers hashtags on social media! Among many updates for the digital age, Section 7.86 says "To ensure hashtags are not only sufficiently legible but also accessible to screen readers, it is best to start each word with a capital letter."
Remembering the hours I used to spend as an editor researching bibliographical entries. Makes me giddy to realize the #ChicagoManualofStyle no longer requires a place of publication in book citations.
#AmEditing #Editing
Engraved on my tombstone:
"'Twasn't the drink - the Oxford Comma and the Semicolon are what done her in."
#Grammar #Writing #ChicagoManualOfStyle #Books #Creative
A closeup of a Christmas tree showing a small paper ornament meant to look like the 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. It was purposefully hung next to a glass ornament in the shape of an old typewriter. There is also a small red ornament in the shape of a bird. There are white lights on the tree.
How many other word nerds made the CMOS ornament that came in the last newsletter?
#wordnerd #wordnerds #CMOS #chicagomanualofstyle #ChristmasTree #writer #writingcommunity #writinglife
I just discovered another departure from the 17th edition #ChicagoManualOfStyle. Scholastic Grades! I'm glad this didn't come up for me after the 18th came out. Here's an example:
#CMOS17: I mostly got Cs and Bs in high school.
#CMOS18: In college, I got mostly A's.
True facts. #AmEditing 🎓
Why was the date in there twice? And why, the second time, was it only the last numeral? Who can say what message my dream brain was trying to send!
Regardless, GO FOOTNOTES! #cmos #ChicagoManualofStyle #librarianDreams
The CMOS is using ebook now, but Merriam-Webster still has e-book. Is there a list of recommended spellings that vary from MW somewhere I haven't found? Is there a new Good Usage list?
#ChicagoManualOfStyle #CMOS
Front and back photos of an editor wearing a book-themed dress and yellow velvet blazer altered to mimic the cover of The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition. She holds a copy of the book.
You can’t spell “book” without B-O-O!
#cmos #chicagomanual #chicagomanualofstyle
This article is an ode to the joy of using the #ChicagoManualOfStyle. We #editors love it so. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/09/19/18th-ne... #AmEditing
This article is an ode to the joy of using the #ChicagoManualOfStyle. We #editors love it so. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/0... #AmEditing
📔 ‘Why the Chicago Manual of Style Remains Essential.’
“The #ChicagoManualOfStyle isn’t merely a guide; it’s a testament to the art of textual precision.”
lithub.com/a-very-smart...
#Content
#Writing
the nomenclature "low information voters" has been replaced with the more accurate "fuckin' dumbshits"
#ChicagoManualOfStyle
A photo of my desk with the new 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style propped up in the center of my work space.
A photo of me swapping out the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for the 18th edition on the shelf of reference texts above my desk.
The new kid is here. Time for a ceremonial changing of the guard, as it were.
#AmEditing #EditorLife #Publishing #CMOS18 #ChicagoManualofStyle
#Editors, here's a helpful new blog post from @ebrenner: "CMOS 18: A Deep Dive into the Latest Edition’s Updates." #ChicagoManualOfStyle #CMOS18 #AmEditing www.righttouchediting.com/2024/08/22/cmos-18-a-dee...
#Editors, here's a helpful new blog post from @ebrenner.bsky.social: "CMOS 18: A Deep Dive into the Latest Edition’s Updates." #ChicagoManualOfStyle #CMOS18 #AmEditing www.righttouchediting.com/2024/08/22/c...
This geek is wild with anticipation.
@ChicagoManual
#ChicagoManualofStyle #publishing
cmosshoptalk.com/2024/04/16/a...
I follow the #AMAManualOfStyle for documents I edit these days, but I have years of experience with using the #ChicagoManualOfStyle, so it is one of my favorite style guides. The mug's artwork shows the use of old-fashioned proofreaders' marks (see http://bit.ly/3cU23kJ
Would you write, "What a cheap bunch of pricks!" or "What a bunch of cheap pricks!"? #ChicagoManualofStyle
