But Can I Start a Sentence With 'But'? - Advice From the Chicago Style Q&a

Informationen zum Autor The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff represents the collective judgment of Press editors past and present, going back to 1892. Klappentext 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 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."

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• Authors: the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff, The University of Chicago Press Editoria, The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
• Assisted by: Saller Carol Fisher (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9780226370644
• ISBN: 978-0-226-37064-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
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