[Forum] Coordinate Adjectives & Commas

You might find [url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch05/ch05_sec090.html]5.90[/url] to be of help. The "red brick house" example might suit your cases well. The other test for this is that if you can reverse the order of the adjectives OR if you can insert the word "and" between them and

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Blossom, I'm looking right at the third edition. Take a look at the example provided. It's two clauses, not two phrases. The entire segment regarding semicolons is about using them between clauses and in a series with internal punctuation. You're reading into this what you want to. Do whatever yo

[Forum] RE: cumulative vs coordinate adjectives

In a nearly 600-page adult fantasy, there are almost no commas in these types of situations. I think I'll leave them as is then, but add a note that perhaps some of the adjective pairs can be eliminated or whittled down to a single adjective on this last pass, and I will leave it at that. Than

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

While a few of CMOS's guidelines may be open to interpretation, I see nothing in CMOS that remotely endorses the use of the semicolon in this way. I think doing so is playing with fire and would call into question an editor's competence. It's certainly not something I'd use in this manner or could j

[Forum] commas with 'great'

Would 'great' be a coordinate adjective in the following sentences? It's currently written with the comma, but I'm not certain it should be: 1) The great, green mound of the rock beneath the structure was called Fairy Ridge. 2) He slumbered against the great, white-barked tree. Thanks!

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Good find, RG. This use of the semicolon in this way is clearly not advised. In addition, it doesn't matter whether we "like" certain punctuation or think it looks good but whether it makes syntactical sense, especially to the reader (and especially in light of what's considered correct in terms of

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Garner talks only about using the semicolon between two clauses when the semicolon would provide a weightier pause. It states nothing about using a semicolon between phrases. I believe you misinterpreted what's stated in Garner's.

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

I'm still not convinced CMOS has an opinion on this. Trying to divine a ruling based on an answer that may or may not have been meant to apply to anything more than the question seems like tea-leaf reading to me. Section 6.57 strongly indicates to me that there is some room for interpretation in ho

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

I don't think there's any justification for the semicolon in your examples (other than to abuse that poor little piece of punctuation) for all the reasons you noted. A comma would be more appropriate, as it would take the place of the elided "and" in both sentences. Another option that would provide

[Forum] RE: CO-WORKER - HYPHEN?

Part of the confusion may come because [url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/15/ch07/ch07_sec090.html][i]CMOS[/i] 15, 7.90, in the Hyphenation Guide[/url] says: [b]co[/b]: coequal, coauthor, coeditor, coordinate, cooperation, but co-opt, co-worker So if once still has to follow [i]CMOS [/i