Posted by Erin on Jul 23, 2010 in
File Under: Anal Retentive Often I get asked what the difference is between the different style guides, mainly because at my current position, we recently switched from Chicago Style to New York Times Style.
Much of the difference is personal opinion on how things should be, but much of it also has to do with the history of the guide [...]
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Posted by Erin on Feb 23, 2010 in
File Under: Anal Retentive As I have mentioned in the previous post, the below is a continuation of my learning process as I unwrap the NYT Manual of Style. I am posting my musings and FYI-type discoveries here for your benefit. Enjoy, and send any questions you may have my way! You can email me or leave them in [...]
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Posted by Erin on Feb 17, 2010 in
File Under: Anal Retentive The conversion to Chicago style was short lived. The day I started my new job, I was informed that we would be using NYT style instead. New York Times Style is basically a variant on AP Style, since it originates from a newspaper itself, so I won’t be learning a ton a new stuff.
Style guides [...]
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