Quotations
Q. This is called ——. I’m a copyeditor and would like to know if words following “called” should be in double quotation marks. If one searches CMOS Online for the word “called,” the majority of cases do not use quotation marks. However, sections 5.176 and 14.51 do, as well as almost all the Q&As, even though the usage looks the same as every other “called” in the Manual.
A. Use quotation marks when you get the urge. Usually it will be because you want to indicate that a word or phrase is a technical term or jargon or because you want to emphasize exact words. It’s one of those things that a writer decides and an editor changes.
