[Forum] RE: question about questions

[quote='ronlewis' pid='32103' dateline='1491403950'] The advertisement spoke of the key things that were of interest to prospective settler farmers like Abner. [color=#FF0000]Was is it suitable for farming, did it have water, and was the price right?[/color] It must have been from word-of-mouth inf

[Forum] RE: how to quote an ad

Sorry, I did not express myself correctly. I meant how to document an ad in an endnote. Is that ok: Advertisement for The Diary of Ana?s Nin: Volume Four, 1944-1947, New York Times, 17 Oct. 1971, BR15.

[Forum] RE: question about questions

Yes, I think the sentence in red can be left the way it is. I think the first sentence is awkward though. Using the word "things" in contexts like this seems lazy to me. I'd reword it slightly: [i]The advertisement discussed the key concerns of prospective farmers like Abner.[/i]

[Forum] RE: Comma for meaning?

I suspect the sentence in question is either part of an advertisement or some sort of instructions. In other words, if recasts were allowed, you might land on something like this: [i]Use subcutaneous infusions to slow the progression from chronic to acute disease.[/i] So I think the chances of

[Forum] How to quote a newspaper name within text body.

I was just wondering how to refer to a newspaper within a text. For example: "I understand from your advertisement in The Daily News on May 15 ..." Should the 'The' be lower case and should the name of the newspaper be in italics?

[Forum] RE: Should drinks names be capped?

My inclination in the past has been to lowercase them, and a quick trip to [i]MW Unabridged[/i] to look up "martini" and "pink lady" shows me that they agree. So if you're editing a narrative that mentions drinks, that would probably be the way to go. (I tend to think of fiction first, as that's wha

[Forum] question about questions

The advertisement spoke of the key things that were of interest to prospective settler farmers like Abner. [color=#FF0000]Was is it suitable for farming, did it have water, and was the price right?[/color] It must have been from word-of-mouth information and advertisements such as this that a proper

[Forum] Format of figure citations

I am looking for the correct format in author/date style for figure (illustration) citations. I am especially seeking the format for a magazine advertisement illustration.

[Forum] RE: a 10%-off coupon

Thanks, UserTK, but I am editing an advertisement and cannot recast. I would say that "10%-off coupon" (with the hyphen) would be correct for that format, and I would also think that "10-percent-off coupon" (with the numeral and two hyphens is correct). I think that "10 percent-off coupon" (with

[Forum] RE: Format of figure citations

[quote="nanturner" pid='41509' dateline='1617414574'] I am looking for the correct format in author/date style for figure (illustration) citations. I am especially seeking the format for a magazine advertisement illustration. [/quote] Did anyone ever answer this?? I'm looking for the same thing