{"id":2473,"date":"2011-03-21T09:49:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T15:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2011-03-21T09:50:09","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T15:50:09","slug":"among-the-writers-style-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2473","title":{"rendered":"Among the Writer’s Style Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

The AP Stylebook<\/em><\/a>, the holy book of the American journalist, is making some changes,<\/a> such as now specifying “email” instead of “e-mail.”<\/p>\n

In my journalist days, I used to tell people that I had it memorized, but now I have moved on.<\/p>\n

Since entering academic journal and book editing, I have embraced the true path of the Chicago Manual of Style<\/a>\u2014<\/em>the Torah, nay, the Urantia Book<\/em> <\/a>of style books.<\/p>\n

And if there is any question that it does not answer, its editors will issue a fatwa<\/em><\/a> to the seeker after truth.<\/p>\n

I have received one, and I felt blessed.<\/p>\n

Still, in deference to the AP and just to keep my hand in, expect to see “website” instead of “Web site” here in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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