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Oct 2024
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The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS): In c...

LOUISE HARNBY (FICTION EDITOR) AND DENISE COWLE (NON-FICTION EDITOR)
About this episode

Russell Harper of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) talks about the changes to the 18th edition.

Listen to find out more about

  • The international appeal of CMOS
  • Balancing editorial logic and real-world usage
  • Revision decision-making process
  • Reversing stylistic decisions in CMOS
  • Capitalization of identity markers and CMOS
  • Singlular 'they' and CMOS
  • Fiction and creative genres in CMOS guidance
  • Citations and CMOS
  • Keeping up to date with changes in the publishing world

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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