Modernize Your Writing: The Case for Refreshing Your Style Guide

Last week, I reviewed the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMoS) and talked about how to absorb all the changes in this mammoth manual.

Many editors are now wondering when their clients or employers will make the shift to the 18th edition. Those clients and employers, though, may be asking a more basic question: Why should we update?

The Dilemma of Updating Style Guides

Editors and others passionate about the nuts and bolts of writing will update just because. But for the ...