October 9, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Happily capping complete sentences after colons. Thanks, CMOS18.
December 7, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Happily capping complete sentences after colons. Thanks, CMOS18.
December 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM
a copy editor's work is never done and this copy editor is still continually forgetting that CMOS18 says to capitalize the initial word after a colon if what follows is a complete sentence
as a protest I am not capitalizing any sentences here on bluesky
as a protest I am not capitalizing any sentences here on bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
a copy editor's work is never done and this copy editor is still continually forgetting that CMOS18 says to capitalize the initial word after a colon if what follows is a complete sentence
as a protest I am not capitalizing any sentences here on bluesky
as a protest I am not capitalizing any sentences here on bluesky
Translators of books! The Chicago Manual of Style now encourages publishers of translated books to include the name of the translator on the front cover in addition to the title page. Please inform your editors and publishers and cite section 1.79 in #CMOS18.
#KidLit #Translators #AmEditing
#KidLit #Translators #AmEditing
August 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Translators of books! The Chicago Manual of Style now encourages publishers of translated books to include the name of the translator on the front cover in addition to the title page. Please inform your editors and publishers and cite section 1.79 in #CMOS18.
#KidLit #Translators #AmEditing
#KidLit #Translators #AmEditing
In citations, it's common to list the city of publication. CMOS18 is dropping that recommendation!
#ACES2024 #ThatWordChat
#ACES2024 #ThatWordChat
April 5, 2024 at 8:12 PM
In citations, it's common to list the city of publication. CMOS18 is dropping that recommendation!
#ACES2024 #ThatWordChat
#ACES2024 #ThatWordChat
I finally had cause to bust out my hardbound CMOS18 today. Did I thumb through the pages to fill the air with new book aroma before honing in on my style quarry? Yes. I definitely did. #AMEditing
November 15, 2024 at 4:04 AM
I finally had cause to bust out my hardbound CMOS18 today. Did I thumb through the pages to fill the air with new book aroma before honing in on my style quarry? Yes. I definitely did. #AMEditing
FYI for my fellow #copyeditors: if you've been waiting to buy the printed version of #CMOS18, it's included in the new Reading Catalog from U of Chicago Press. Get a 30% discount with code READING24. buff.ly/3OiJiud
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December 2, 2024 at 1:05 AM
FYI for my fellow #copyeditors: if you've been waiting to buy the printed version of #CMOS18, it's included in the new Reading Catalog from U of Chicago Press. Get a 30% discount with code READING24. buff.ly/3OiJiud
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this makes sense. I'll check with CMOS18 says.
November 11, 2024 at 3:56 AM
this makes sense. I'll check with CMOS18 says.
Not only is "utilize" most often used incorrectly, this try hard word gets flagged as AI writing! "Use" is enough, though definitions vary; for precision, say what you mean:
More on words that the LLMs overuse: medium.com/learning-dat...
More on words that the LLMs overuse: medium.com/learning-dat...
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Not only is "utilize" most often used incorrectly, this try hard word gets flagged as AI writing! "Use" is enough, though definitions vary; for precision, say what you mean:
More on words that the LLMs overuse: medium.com/learning-dat...
More on words that the LLMs overuse: medium.com/learning-dat...
Depends on the style manual! Chicago says you can do it (CMOS18 8.155, 8.7)! So this is legit:
> I said goodbye. ellaMinnowPea logged off.
> I said goodbye. ellaMinnowPea logged off.
May 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Depends on the style manual! Chicago says you can do it (CMOS18 8.155, 8.7)! So this is legit:
> I said goodbye. ellaMinnowPea logged off.
> I said goodbye. ellaMinnowPea logged off.
#Copyeditors: Just a general suggestion to check in with your publisher clients about #CMOS18! Some publishers are taking longer to move over to 18; some aren't adopting all of the changes. Decisions on the publisher's end take time; don't make assumptions and move to 18 w/o checking.
#AmEditing
#AmEditing
August 29, 2024 at 12:34 AM
#Copyeditors: Just a general suggestion to check in with your publisher clients about #CMOS18! Some publishers are taking longer to move over to 18; some aren't adopting all of the changes. Decisions on the publisher's end take time; don't make assumptions and move to 18 w/o checking.
#AmEditing
#AmEditing
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 🎓
#CMOS17: I mostly got Cs and Bs in high school.
#CMOS18: In college, I got mostly A's.
True facts. #AmEditing 🎓
December 2, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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 🎓
#CMOS17: I mostly got Cs and Bs in high school.
#CMOS18: In college, I got mostly A's.
True facts. #AmEditing 🎓
Preparing to brief my colleagues on the new changes in the 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. "There's just a few," I say, before all becomes yellow (as Coldplay foretold)
#AmEditing #CMOS18
#AmEditing #CMOS18
October 29, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Preparing to brief my colleagues on the new changes in the 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. "There's just a few," I say, before all becomes yellow (as Coldplay foretold)
#AmEditing #CMOS18
#AmEditing #CMOS18
The new kid is here. Time for a ceremonial changing of the guard, as it were.
#AmEditing #EditorLife #Publishing #CMOS18 #ChicagoManualofStyle
#AmEditing #EditorLife #Publishing #CMOS18 #ChicagoManualofStyle
September 1, 2024 at 6:58 PM
The new kid is here. Time for a ceremonial changing of the guard, as it were.
#AmEditing #EditorLife #Publishing #CMOS18 #ChicagoManualofStyle
#AmEditing #EditorLife #Publishing #CMOS18 #ChicagoManualofStyle
"Some writers prefer to use lowercase for the word god in any expression that might be taken to be profane." Porn, right? You're talking about porn. #CMoS18
August 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM
"Some writers prefer to use lowercase for the word god in any expression that might be taken to be profane." Porn, right? You're talking about porn. #CMoS18
hey, my #cmos18 copies arrived yesterday, and i made a 100% real unboxing video. yes, i said copiesssss. #bright #yellow #is #beautiful
a man wearing a shirt that says flex glue on it is standing in a dark room
Alt: Clip of a bearded White man covering his mouth in slow-mo as something (a tome?) opens before him, drenching him in light.
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August 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
hey, my #cmos18 copies arrived yesterday, and i made a 100% real unboxing video. yes, i said copiesssss. #bright #yellow #is #beautiful
Man, I REALLY need to get up on CMOS18!
June 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Man, I REALLY need to get up on CMOS18!
The 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is officially here. Take a look at the Manual’s history, learn how a new edition is made, and test your editorial skills: mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social #CMOS #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual
@uchicagopress.bsky.social #CMOS #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual
November 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
The 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is officially here. Take a look at the Manual’s history, learn how a new edition is made, and test your editorial skills: mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social #CMOS #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual
@uchicagopress.bsky.social #CMOS #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual
Very pleased to see this clarification in #CMOS18:
"1.79. Book publishers are encouraged to list translators on the front cover (in addition to the title page)."
#NameTheTranslator #BeLikeCharcoPressAndPutItOnTheCover
#CharcoPress
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w...
"1.79. Book publishers are encouraged to list translators on the front cover (in addition to the title page)."
#NameTheTranslator #BeLikeCharcoPressAndPutItOnTheCover
#CharcoPress
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w...
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition
Find it. Write it. Cite it. The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. ¶ It is the indispensable reference for ...
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August 15, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Very pleased to see this clarification in #CMOS18:
"1.79. Book publishers are encouraged to list translators on the front cover (in addition to the title page)."
#NameTheTranslator #BeLikeCharcoPressAndPutItOnTheCover
#CharcoPress
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w...
"1.79. Book publishers are encouraged to list translators on the front cover (in addition to the title page)."
#NameTheTranslator #BeLikeCharcoPressAndPutItOnTheCover
#CharcoPress
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w...
Friends, I was not expecting this footnote. Thank you, editors of #CMOS18, for modeling #ConsciousLanguage.
"5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." ❤️
"5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." ❤️
August 16, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Friends, I was not expecting this footnote. Thank you, editors of #CMOS18, for modeling #ConsciousLanguage.
"5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." ❤️
"5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." ❤️
A new #CMOS18 means lots of links to update in courses, and some new takes to learn about copyediting choices and publishing "best practices." Here's a summary of changes to get you started with this big update!
Edibuddies, if you want to see what the significant changes to the Chicago Manual of Style are in the 18th edition, go here: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w... #CMOS #AmEditing
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition
Find it. Write it. Cite it. The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. ¶ It is the indispensable reference for ...
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
August 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM
A new #CMOS18 means lots of links to update in courses, and some new takes to learn about copyediting choices and publishing "best practices." Here's a summary of changes to get you started with this big update!