But Can I Start a Sentence With "but"? Advice from the Chicago Style Q&a |
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Author:
| The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff, The University |
Foreword by:
| Saller, Carol Fisher |
Series title: | Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-37064-4 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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For more than fifteen years, the manuscript editing department of the Press has overseen online publication of the monthly
Chicago Manual of Style Q&A, choosing interesting questions from a steady stream of publishing-related queries from
Manual users and providing thoughtful and/or humorous answers in a smart, direct, and occasionally cheeky voice. More than 28,000 followers have signed up to receive e-mail notification when new Q& A content is posted monthly, and...
More DescriptionFor more than fifteen years, the manuscript editing department of the Press has overseen online publication of the monthly Chicago Manual of Style Q&A, choosing interesting questions from a steady stream of publishing-related queries from Manual users and providing thoughtful and/or humorous answers in a smart, direct, and occasionally cheeky voice. More than 28,000 followers have signed up to receive e-mail notification when new Q& A content is posted monthly, and the site receives well over half a million visitors annually. But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"? culls from the extensive Q&A archive a small collection of the most helpful and humorous of the postings and provides a brief foreword and chapter introductions. The material is organized into seven chapters that cover matters of editorial style, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and usage, citation and quotation, formatting and other non-language issues, and a final chapter of miscellaneous items. Together they offer an informative and amusing read for editors, other publishing professionals, and language lovers of all stripes.