New rule for capitals after colons just dropped!
CMOS18: Capitalize the first word after the colon whenever the colon introduces one or more complete sentences, because readers didn't understand our old rule.
me: [Grumpily hitting ctrl-F-: and discovering that I have 287 colons.]
CMOS18: Capitalize the first word after the colon whenever the colon introduces one or more complete sentences, because readers didn't understand our old rule.
me: [Grumpily hitting ctrl-F-: and discovering that I have 287 colons.]
September 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
New rule for capitals after colons just dropped!
CMOS18: Capitalize the first word after the colon whenever the colon introduces one or more complete sentences, because readers didn't understand our old rule.
me: [Grumpily hitting ctrl-F-: and discovering that I have 287 colons.]
CMOS18: Capitalize the first word after the colon whenever the colon introduces one or more complete sentences, because readers didn't understand our old rule.
me: [Grumpily hitting ctrl-F-: and discovering that I have 287 colons.]
this new CMOS18 thing of capitalizing after a colon when it's a complete sentence is really doing my head in
(so many things are doing my head in that I'm allowing myself to complain about the most trivial one)
(so many things are doing my head in that I'm allowing myself to complain about the most trivial one)
September 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
this new CMOS18 thing of capitalizing after a colon when it's a complete sentence is really doing my head in
(so many things are doing my head in that I'm allowing myself to complain about the most trivial one)
(so many things are doing my head in that I'm allowing myself to complain about the most trivial one)
Chicago style no longer requires place of publication in citations. Authors: If you put these in your citations, a copyeditor needs to take them out manually, so if you read this, please be a champ and skip them the first time around.
#AmCopyediting #CMOS18
#AmCopyediting #CMOS18
July 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Chicago style no longer requires place of publication in citations. Authors: If you put these in your citations, a copyeditor needs to take them out manually, so if you read this, please be a champ and skip them the first time around.
#AmCopyediting #CMOS18
#AmCopyediting #CMOS18
Do you use “peruse” to mean “scan” or “read quickly”? If so, Chicago 18 wants you to peruse its Glossary of problematic words and phrases (5.254). There you will find that “peruse” means “to read with great care” and that it shouldn’t be deployed as a fancy synonym for “read.”
June 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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!
CMOS— The Chicago Manual of Style, AKA Chicago Style.
A Style guide used by publishers, journals, and companies worldwide.
In 2024, the 18th edition came out, and the abbreviation is often coupled with the edition number for clarity (CMOS18/CMOS17).
#EditingTerms #writing #editing #InkhornEdits
A Style guide used by publishers, journals, and companies worldwide.
In 2024, the 18th edition came out, and the abbreviation is often coupled with the edition number for clarity (CMOS18/CMOS17).
#EditingTerms #writing #editing #InkhornEdits
May 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
CMOS— The Chicago Manual of Style, AKA Chicago Style.
A Style guide used by publishers, journals, and companies worldwide.
In 2024, the 18th edition came out, and the abbreviation is often coupled with the edition number for clarity (CMOS18/CMOS17).
#EditingTerms #writing #editing #InkhornEdits
A Style guide used by publishers, journals, and companies worldwide.
In 2024, the 18th edition came out, and the abbreviation is often coupled with the edition number for clarity (CMOS18/CMOS17).
#EditingTerms #writing #editing #InkhornEdits
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.
CMoS18 usage question for my Bluesky humanities author braintrust: in notes/bib format, if I give author and title in the text, do I also need the (apparently redundant) note that consists of... only note and title? Eg:
Pat Smith's _A Book: A Subtitle_ claims that x.[1]
[1] Smith, _A Book_.
Pat Smith's _A Book: A Subtitle_ claims that x.[1]
[1] Smith, _A Book_.
May 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
CMoS18 usage question for my Bluesky humanities author braintrust: in notes/bib format, if I give author and title in the text, do I also need the (apparently redundant) note that consists of... only note and title? Eg:
Pat Smith's _A Book: A Subtitle_ claims that x.[1]
[1] Smith, _A Book_.
Pat Smith's _A Book: A Subtitle_ claims that x.[1]
[1] Smith, _A Book_.
Editors! I need some CMoS help, but I don't have CMoS18 yet.
How are we styling the titles of regular newspaper columns? Quotes, italics, or just initial-capped?
Also, am I right in assuming the titles of Substack newsletters are treated like the titles of blogs, i.e., italicized?
How are we styling the titles of regular newspaper columns? Quotes, italics, or just initial-capped?
Also, am I right in assuming the titles of Substack newsletters are treated like the titles of blogs, i.e., italicized?
January 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Editors! I need some CMoS help, but I don't have CMoS18 yet.
How are we styling the titles of regular newspaper columns? Quotes, italics, or just initial-capped?
Also, am I right in assuming the titles of Substack newsletters are treated like the titles of blogs, i.e., italicized?
How are we styling the titles of regular newspaper columns? Quotes, italics, or just initial-capped?
Also, am I right in assuming the titles of Substack newsletters are treated like the titles of blogs, i.e., italicized?
December 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Happy Holidays! Enjoy the Chicago Manual of Style “decorative minibook” #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/dam/jcr:a46f...
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December 20, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Happy Holidays! Enjoy the Chicago Manual of Style “decorative minibook” #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/dam/jcr:a46f...
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While I eagerly await my next series of articles on #AI posting on Lenovo Pro Community (smbcommunity.lenovo.com/news), I'm updating another client's style guide with new #CMOS18 rules and #ConsciousLanguage guidelines.
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #BizTips
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #BizTips
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December 12, 2024 at 1:38 PM
While I eagerly await my next series of articles on #AI posting on Lenovo Pro Community (smbcommunity.lenovo.com/news), I'm updating another client's style guide with new #CMOS18 rules and #ConsciousLanguage guidelines.
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #BizTips
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #BizTips
Happily capping complete sentences after colons. Thanks, CMOS18.
December 7, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Happily capping complete sentences after colons. Thanks, CMOS18.
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 🎓
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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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...
@arrantpedantry.bsky.social CMOS18 IS SO COOL! I put it under my pillow and fish it out if I can't sleep. 👀
November 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM
@arrantpedantry.bsky.social CMOS18 IS SO COOL! I put it under my pillow and fish it out if I can't sleep. 👀
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
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
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.
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
October 9, 2024 at 6:09 PM
I am STUPIDLY excited about this. Yes, I *will* be reading it front-to-back.
#Storytelling #AmWriting #AmEditing #EditingCommunity #CMOS18 #PublishingStandards
#Storytelling #AmWriting #AmEditing #EditingCommunity #CMOS18 #PublishingStandards
September 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I am STUPIDLY excited about this. Yes, I *will* be reading it front-to-back.
#Storytelling #AmWriting #AmEditing #EditingCommunity #CMOS18 #PublishingStandards
#Storytelling #AmWriting #AmEditing #EditingCommunity #CMOS18 #PublishingStandards