Did you know that punctuation “rules” for vertical lists vary according to which style guide is in use? Or that some style guides recommend different
Tag: Chicago Manual of Style
How to Rehome or Recycle CMOS
I get a little crafty today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Those of you who geek out on editing themed decorations, head on over. Those
Labelling Notes in Tables
Does your data table need notes to make sense of it? Here’s how to choose between symbols, letters, and numbers for those notes, today in
Capital Style in Canada
Anarchy! Aesthetics, tradition, and readership all cited as legitimate factors in capitalization style. Have the Canadians lost it? Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com.
Stop Quotation Mark Abuse with this Simple Test
Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com, I reprise and expand my advice on scare quotes. (Tweet this post by @scieditor) Photo by Quinn
Don’t Use TM Unless You Own the Property
Why only the trademark holder has to use the TM symbol with their product names (and only if they want to), and how enforcing a