Tag: CMOS

• Readers Over Rules

  The code is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules. Captain Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl While I wouldn’t choose captain Barbossa as a mentor, in the case of grammar rules, he is somewhat, mostly right.  Sometimes some rules just don’t matter. Don’t believe me? The Chicago Manual of…

  Stephanie Cross

  April 20, 2023

  Encouragement for Writers, Trade Talk

  But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?, Chicago Manual of Style, CMOS, Editing, freelance, Grammar rules, resources, style guides, Writing