[Forum] RE: The Case of Wines

When I'm writing about food (which I do often), I check M-W (both Collegiate and Unabridged) and a culinary dictionary (Prentice Hall Dictionary of Culinary Arts). To my mind, this is more of a dictionary question than a style question, although different organizations may have a particular preferen

[Forum] RE: good-night kiss

This is really a dictionary sort of question. I can't find it in MW, but the Cambridge dictionary has it open usually, but hyphenated when an adjective form. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/good-night?a=british You might browse around to see where else you might find it. H

[Forum] RE: spelling

I'm with RGJ and Ray: anything but "nose full" except in particular circumstances. If you use M-W as your official dictionary, then I think you want "nose-full." If you aren't particular about your dictionary, then you can get behind "noseful" with the imprimatur of one dictionary or another, howeve

[Forum] RE: Hyphen

There's more than one right way. Pick a style and stick with it. CMOS is very reputable, but so is the Gregg's Manual and Merriam-Websters dictionary (which, by the way, is one of the favorites of CMOS). That's why I referred to that online dictionary in reference to good-looking with the hyphen.

[Forum] The older I get ...

... the less firmly I plant my feet in grammar absolutes. [i]Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary[/i], 11th ed., offers this definition and an example of [i]over[/i]: [b]3a: more than [/b] True, it's the third definition and not the first, but it's not listed as "considered

[Forum] RE: the Continent or the continent

The online British Cambridge dictionary does capitalize it when referring to the mainland part of Europe. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continent Scroll down.

[Forum] Dictionary Fundamentalism

Here's a fascinating (and well-written) article by John McIntyre. Note his unconventional use of caps for certain words. [url=http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/blog/2013/05/dictionary-fundamentalism-and-other-heresies/]Dictionary Fundamentalism and Other Heresies[/url] Comments? Opinions?

[Forum] RE: Spelling, Distinctive Treatment of Words, and Compounds

[quote='Pixna' pid='37520' dateline='1539267120'] "Cartesianism" is in the dictionary and capped (but "Neocartesianism" is not in the dictionary). Therefore, I'd go with "neo-Cartesianism." Just follow the example in 7.89 for "neo-Nazi." [/quote] Also, Neoplatonism has its own entry at M-W.com.

[Forum] RE: Capitalize "Otherness" and "Otherize"

Some example sentences from you would be helpful. Usually questions of capitalization are handled by dictionaries. Both Merriam-Webster and Cambridge have the sense of "other" in the way you probably mean. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/other (a verb, not capped) https://ww

[Forum] RE: the Continent or the continent

[quote='RGJaxon' pid='31945' dateline='1490202487'] The online British Cambridge dictionary does capitalize it when referring to the mainland part of Europe. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continent Scroll down. [/quote] Seconded!