The question of usage in formal writing is often associated with avoiding mistakes–especially, embarrassing mix-ups between close synonyms. More positively, attention to usage represents an opportunity to carefully select the best possible language for expressing technical ideas. It would certainly be possible to simply turn this post into a list Read more
The Chicago Manual of Style might just be the mother of all manuals. Not only is it one of the oldest style guides around, but it is possibly the most comprehensive. And why not? It was after all designed by publishers for publishers. Given the scale of technological changes in Read more
Welcome to the blog section for C.L. Ring Editing. The goal for this blog is to unite the two main interests of this website–editing and translating. On the editing side, I plan to provide weekly advice related to the mechanics of writing and getting published. On the translation side, I Read more