Time yet again for a rousing battle against our formidably orange opponent, The Chicago Manual of Style. In Chapter 18 (“Indexes”), the Chicago editors weigh in on the subject of “Cr… more →
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Melanie Bonsall wrote 6 months ago: Ok, I’m on a roll here, so one more post regarding mistakes I often see authors make. As you m … more →
Melanie Bonsall wrote 6 months ago: A brief but important post today that again falls into the category of frequent writers’ mista … more →
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