Chicago 16
It's a beautiful, beautiful thing.
As a self-professed grammar geek, I was a little upset to realize that I had somehow missed the news that the 16th edition of The Best Style Book Ever (aka the Chicago Manual of Style) was given a publishing date of August 1 (although Amazon claims I can have it tomorrow if I select one-day shipping—and yes, that hyphen is necessary). Had I known about this glorious event sooner, I might have thrown a party, at which the main form of entertainment would have been sharing our most despised grammar, style, and usage pet peeves (a recent one of mine is unnecessary quotation marks). I even might have served these cupcakes.
But all that aside, I can’t wait to see what additions and changes are included in this new edition. More guidelines for electronic mediums and sources is a given, and Amazon tells me there will even be something called a hyphenation table, which makes me more excited than I care to admit.
The bad news, though, is that without a job I can’t afford this marvelous piece of editorial genius (okay, that might be overdoing it slightly—maybe). Until such time that I can spend over $40 on a reference manual, I know what to ask for for my birthday.
Also, isn’t that cover just gorgeous?
We should all pitch in and get you the darn (glorious) book. We will surely benefit from such an investment as we could get to read future blog posts about the thrilling additions to the new edition!
I missed this, too. I’m putting it on my “must have” list. I also “must” have extraneous quote “marks.”
Seriously, though, I’m ordering it as soon as I get my next paycheck.