[Forum] RE: cumulative vs coordinate adjectives

One rule of thumb says that if you can switch the two adjectives around, there should be a comma. In your first example, it's not completely obvious by this rule or by the rule CMOS mentions in the section you referred to.  I'd consider putting in a comma.  Or I'd switch them and leave them without

[Forum] RE: punctuation within quotation marks

This is what I’d do with that exact sentence: John’s been eyeballing me this entire time, giving off a silent judgment that expects a “What?” or “Hi” or “You’re right; I should leave” from me. or John’s been eyeballing me this entire time, giving off a silent judgment that expects a “What?”

[Forum] RE: Capping Forms at Work

Grumps, there's no definitive answer. You'll just have to use your best judgment on this.

[Forum] RE: Can I get away with this under the "good judgment" clause?

I don't know what rule, if any, applies here, but my instinct would be to include the comma.

[Forum] RE: Citing the Westminster Confession of Faith

Five years later, and I still don't quite trust my judgment on this one. :^/ ~Valerie

[Forum] RE: At what age does a "girl" become a "young woman"?

I concur with Tut and RG. You'll need to use your best judgment based on the genre and intended audience.

[Forum] RE: Hyphenation

It's nonlisted because no dictionary can list every possible prefixed or suffixed version of words. You just have to trust your own judgment.

[Forum] RE: Punctuating (birth & death info)

I don't believe CMOS covers this. I'd just go with your best judgment. Your example for George Harrison looks fine to me.

[Forum] RE: When discussing a name: The name "insert name"?

Thanks! Interesting that it's "usually set in Roman"; they apparently see room for a judgment call here. But this is exactly the information I was hoping to find. Appreciate the help.

[Forum] RE: Citing song lyrics?

Amongst me, the author, and the publisher, I'm the neurotic one in the bunch (prerequisite for being an editor, right?), so they're all going to trust my judgment on this one. ;^) ~V