Two best CMOS questions ever
As in Chicago Manual of Style, not complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. Ben and Scott, feel free to skip to the next entry. ;-)
The Chicago Manual answers questions each month, and it's one of my favorite mailing lists. (Nerd!) This month had one of the best answers ever, and apparently I missed an equally awesome one last month.
Q. Contracts often employ defined terms in quotes and parentheses, e.g., ABC Corp. (the “Seller”) shall sell ten widgets to XYZ Corp. (the “Buyer”). When drafting such a contract, I always put a period after the close parenthesis if it is the end of the sentence, such as in the above example. But it’s like listening to nails on a chalkboard to me to have a period essentially (ignoring the parenthetical) follow the period employed in an abbreviation. What do you recommend?
A. Yoga?
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Q. My fashion expert daughter insists that denim does not go with “almost anything,” as I say it does. What is your opinion? Does denim match almost anything, including other colors and other fabrics, e.g., silk?
A. Finally, a real style question! If only we Chicago manuscript editors were a little more fashion-forward . . .
The Chicago Manual answers questions each month, and it's one of my favorite mailing lists. (Nerd!) This month had one of the best answers ever, and apparently I missed an equally awesome one last month.
Q. Contracts often employ defined terms in quotes and parentheses, e.g., ABC Corp. (the “Seller”) shall sell ten widgets to XYZ Corp. (the “Buyer”). When drafting such a contract, I always put a period after the close parenthesis if it is the end of the sentence, such as in the above example. But it’s like listening to nails on a chalkboard to me to have a period essentially (ignoring the parenthetical) follow the period employed in an abbreviation. What do you recommend?
A. Yoga?
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Q. My fashion expert daughter insists that denim does not go with “almost anything,” as I say it does. What is your opinion? Does denim match almost anything, including other colors and other fabrics, e.g., silk?
A. Finally, a real style question! If only we Chicago manuscript editors were a little more fashion-forward . . .