[Forum] RE: Plurals of Acronyms

I would write GPSs and say Gee Pee Esses. If I had only uppercase I would use the apostrophe: GPS'S. --- Derek

[Forum] How accurate are online title capitalization checkers for Chicago style?

Are these online tools such as capitalizemytitle.com reliably accurate for title capitalizations in Chicago style? It certainly seems it should be within the realm of current technology to provide an accurate result, however, I'm often left wondering about specific examples when looking at capitaliz

[Forum] Sequential References

I deal with a lot of words followed by numbers and letters. Do you think the word preceding the number or letter in each example should be lowercase (as I have them)? In the field I'm in, these are referred to as “sequential references.” I did notice that Chicago does in fact use numerals followi

[Forum] RE: Capitalization

While I'm pretty sure that the couple in question is not in a particularly religious mood, I'll go with the uppercase G throughout. And no comma. Thanks to both of you for the counsel and the welcome.

[Forum] RE: Shouldn't this be uppercase Continental

I do not see an inconsistency. The noun is often capitalized, but the adjective is a different question. As I said, you could write to CMOS for more explanation.

[Forum] To capitalize or not...

Should the term "Reform Era China" be in uppercase? I haven't found this in Chapter 8 of CMOS, but maybe it's right in front of my eyes...

[Forum] RE: Ancient Egypt; uppercase?

What's the context? Are you referring to the time period, geographical location, or culture? I'm not sure it makes a difference, but it might.

[Forum] RE: capitalization of possesive "s"

I'd use lowercase. Section 7.17 includes "FDR's legacy" and "IBM's ... long history" as examples, so I think you could extrapolate from them. I also think an uppercase "s" might appear to be part of the company's name.

[Forum] RE: Uppercase Universities?

Yes, it should be capped -- ebgiga has it right. Here's the link you need: [url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch08/ch08_sec067.html]8.67, Institutions and companies, capitalization[/url].

[Forum] RE: Shouldn't this be uppercase Continental

Thank you, yes, I understand. I wanted to check with my fellow editors to make sure I hadn't missed something before getting all smartypants with the CMoS itself.