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| Creator: University Of Chicago Press Staff
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book
List Price: $55.00
Buy New: $34.65
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 909
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 984
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 2.1
ISBN: 0226104036
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.0270973
EAN: 9780226104034
Publication Date: August 1, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 Can't live with it, can't live without it. August 10, 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Personally, I can live without it. Sometimes. Well, maybe. You see, I've written 10 books (and have served as a developmental editor to two publishers), and no matter how much I've "memorized" this bible for editors and writers, when my manuscript comes back from the publisher, there are so many revisions to each page you would think I barely graduated from kindergarten. So this is what I think about this bible for editors and publishers: if you ever want to be published anywhere, read this book once. If you plan on being published in an academic or professional publication, read this book twice, once before you begin outlining your chapters, and once again after you've finished your first draft. You'll need to, because these editors will let the majority of your bad grammar remain, for all your peers to snicker at. But, if you want to be published in New York (yeah, yeah, I know: been there, done that), then use this reference as a paper weight, to impress your friends, because when it comes to writing great fiction, you can mash the English language as you see fit. Ask Joyce if he ever glanced at the Chicago Manual of style; he'll laugh so hard he'll split the sides of his infinitives. And if you're lucky enough to write a best selling nonfiction book, your editor will turn every golden phrase you've written into his or her favorite stylistic form. Personally and professionally speaking, the Oxford Guide to Writing should be your first choice. It's even comprehensive, considering its brevity, and it's far more fun to read.
Indispensable! But here's my admittedly idiosyncratic note: March 25, 2004
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
On the whole I greatly enjoy TCMOS (with apologies to anyone who has been using other initials to refer to the same volume). I have been blessed with 20/20 vision but do empathise with the comments regarding the smallness of the text. I didn't really have a problem with the blue text either. Nor did I mind the sections on the author's and manuscript editor's responsibilities, I guess being the novice that I am I don't mind a bit of repetition.Pages 299-308, the section on compounds and hyphenation, I couldn't find a particular suffix that was of particular interest to me, namely -ia. The most famous recent usage of this suffix is probably Dinotopia, and there is always the older dystopia and even older utopia. I'd be happy to be corrected, but I think that the suffix means a geographical place with a certain quality. I thought that with regard to referencing, a few styles could have been named, e.g. Harvard, APA, etc. The coverage of Greek was impressive, including accentuation, and treatment of accents with diphthongs and initial uncials. I did find that the treatment of capitalisation of heaven and hell and other "...divine dwelling places, ideal states, places of divine punishment..." to be quite value-laden. The criteria for capitalisation is quite unclear, but it appears to be based around opinions of whether the place actually exists or not. For a feel on whether I believe in heaven and hell myself, it may be best to see my other reviews. I must admit that it does feel funny using capitals for them here, so I haven't. It's probably enough to say that if some of our seminaries are using TCMOS they may wish to put a sticky note in this page (352; 8.117).
Very Good September 2, 2004
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was comparing the three main styles (MLA, APA and Chicago) and decided on Chicago for my client base and because it made the most sense in many cases. This new edition covers Internet and other electronic references and has extensive examples of many different sources. The grammar section, although somewhat new, is weak. I still keep my "Grammatically Correct" handy, but that and the CMoS have replaced my "Random House Handbook". Definitely a book to keep handy for those needing to make professional publications of any type.
Chicago Manual of Style July 28, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
No serious writer should be without this essential, and classic, reference work. It's, quite simply, the bible for anyone concerned with good prose
The Favorite On Usage April 23, 2005
7 out of 13 found this review helpful
This megatome on usage is the preferred manual by many in the business of writing, though others prefer the AP Style Guide.
This book will tell you whether to spell out the number "ten" or use the number "10," whether a comma goes inside or outside of quotation marks, and which word is correct, further or farther.
Of course, you can avoid all of these issues if you just hire a ghostwriter-- in which case you might want to order "Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger: How to Hire a Ghostwriter Even if You're on a Shoestring Budget."
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