[Forum] RE: 7.84 Omission of part of a hyphenated expression

[quote='alishead1' pid='23342' dateline='1433123464'] Please note the comment in parentheses saying this is using UK spelling. [/quote] Well, this sentence is terrible no matter whose spelling you use.

[Forum] RE: UK English spelling

Where is your work? We here in the US don't use it. CMOS says to defer to Merriam-Webster. M-W says that it is a chiefly British spelling of the American word "program". If you work for a London publisher, they might prefer that you use it. Without more information, I don't think we could advise y

[Forum] RE: Two last questions

[quote='UserTK' pid='23065' dateline='1430938827'] If ever there were a time to relax the rule about spelling 1 through 100, "24/7" is it. [/quote] I'm already on record with the opinion that all the options for spelling it out are "unsatisfactory," but I don't want to be left out of the piling

[Forum] Spelling Bee

I will be participating in the National AARP Spelling Bee next month. I have finished in the top 10 the last two years. I'm asking a favor--post your favorite difficult words. I find it very helpful to remember words if I see them repeatedly in different forums. Thanks.

[Forum] RE: Question mark after foreign word

I think it's splitting hairs a bit. Will anyone notice? Probably not. Would I do it? Maybe . . . or maybe not, depending on how willful and roguish I'm feeling at the time. :D Here's an interesting take on the spelling: [url=http://grammarist.com/spelling/capiche/]Capiche, capeesh, capische, etc.

[Forum] RE: Do I have to impose one spelling of a word throughout a piece?

He is British, but his book is intended primarily for a US audience (well, all audiences are welcome of course). Anyway, you're right. I'm going to stick with one spelling throughout ("burned"). That was the conclusion I came to shortly after posting this. Sometimes I need to ask someone else a q

[Forum] RE: Spelling out ages and addresses in text

I agree, Grumpsky; however, spelling them out actually concurs with what CMOS recommends. See [url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch09/ch09_sec002.html]CMOS 9.2: Chicago's general rule -- zero through one hundred[/url]. You're not a rebel after all (at least not in this instance).

[Forum] Spelling

Hi, I'm using the 9.3 Alternative Rule for spelling out numbers zero to nine. However, I'm a bit confused at whether to use numerals or to spell out the number in the following sentence. Ex. Besides all of that, now in her late [color=#FF0000]20s or twenties[/color] and having triumphed over

[Forum] RE: British Spelling Preferences

I'd ask the author who will be the intended audience. If it is mostly British/New Zealanders, I'd try to use British spelling for everywhere, and vice versa.

[Forum] RE: hyphenation of 'single wide'

Webster's does not have an entry for the word. However, American Heritage Dictionary lists "singlewide" and CMS policy is to follow the distinct spelling of the industry unless there is a compelling reason not to. See CMS on Spelling, Treatment of Distinct Words, and Compounds.