Η 15η έκδοση τού Chicago Manual of Style βαραίνει τα ράφια μου για λόγους που δεν έχω εξιχνιάσει ακριβώς. Σπάνια θέλει μια δουλειά μου στα αγγλικά τη λεπτομέρεια που σου προσφέρουν αυτοί οι οδηγοί. Τώρα, όπως με πληροφόρησε το Σάββατο που μας πέρασε το ηλεδελτίο του Κουίνιον: «This doorstep of a reference for writers and editors has just appeared in its sixteenth edition». Το αντιγράφω όπως το πήρα για να δείτε ότι κάνει κι αυτός τα ορθογραφικά του, αν και η πραγματική ένσταση είναι που το λέει «τούβλο» ή «γκουμούτσα», ενώ είναι ένα πολύ κομψό βιβλίο, πολύ μικρότερο από τον Μπαμπινιώτη ή το ΛΚΝ που χρησιμοποιώ για βαράκια, από ένα στο κάθε χέρι (βλ. και άρση από καρέκλα).
Τέλος πάντων, η ανανέωση του εγχειριδίου δεν μπήκε στις προτεραιότητές μου, αλλά αντιγράφω επιλεκτικά από τις σελίδες τους κάποιες ενδιαφέρουσες αλλαγές των κανόνων, περισσότερο για το γελοίο της λεπτομέρειας παρά επειδή θα τα θυμάμαι όταν θα τα χρειαστώ.
The Chicago Manual of Style has once again been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest thinking among writers, editors, and publishers. A logical and intuitive reorganization of some chapters and paragraphs has moved related topics and concepts more closely together wherever possible. And though the fundamental principles of “Chicago style” remain the same, a few of the rules have changed. This list presents a selection of the most significant of these changes, in order of appearance.
Titles that end in question marks or exclamation points
The title of a work that ends in a question mark or exclamation point should now be followed by a comma if the grammar of the sentence would normally call for one or, in source citations or in an index, if a comma would normally follow the title.
Plural form for words in quotation marks
The plural of a word or phrase in quotation marks is now formed without an apostrophe—that is, with the addition of s or es within the quotation marks.
Names ending with an unpronounced “s”
In a return to the practice in the 14th edition, names that, like Descartes, end in an unpronounced s form the possessive like other names—with an apostrophe s.
Names ending with an “eez” sound
Names like Xerxes or Euripides now form the possessive in the usual way—with an apostrophe s. (When these forms are spoken, however, the additional s is generally not pronounced.)
Dividing URLs over a line (αυτό είναι κορυφαίο)
When a URL must be broken over a line in printed works, Chicago now recommends breaking before rather than after a slash (/).
Capitalization of “web” and “Internet”
Chicago now prefers web, website, web page, and so forth—with a lowercase w. But capitalize World Wide Web and Internet.
[…]
Names like iPod
Brand names that begin with a lowercase letter followed by a capital letter now retain the lowercase letter even at the beginning of a sentence or a heading.
Headline-style capitalization (ωχ, αμάν)
For titles capitalized headline-style, Chicago now prefers capitalizing the second element in hyphenated spelled-out numbers (e.g., Twenty-Five). And, in general, Chicago no longer recommends making exceptions for short or unstressed words or to avoid the occasional awkward appearance.
Titles with quotations
Quotations in headline-style titles can now be capitalized headline-style along with the rest of the title.
Titles of photographs
Titles of photographs are now treated like those of paintings—that is, set in italics.
Abbreviation for “United States”
In works following Chicago’s primary recommendation of using two-letter postal codes for states (e.g., MT, not Mont., for Montana), US rather than U.S. is now preferred.
Punctuation of foreign languages in an English context
Chicago now recommends imposing English-language spacing conventions around suspension points and other marks of punctuation in foreign text presented in an English-language context. (Υποθέτω ότι δεν θα βάζουν πια αυτά τα ηλίθια κενά διαστήματα που συνοδεύουν τα γαλλικά εισαγωγικά;)
Access dates
When an access date is included as part of a citation to an online source, it should be placed before the URL (or DOI).
Και άλλα πολλά παρόμοια. Straitjacket = ζουρλομανδύας.
Τέλος πάντων, η ανανέωση του εγχειριδίου δεν μπήκε στις προτεραιότητές μου, αλλά αντιγράφω επιλεκτικά από τις σελίδες τους κάποιες ενδιαφέρουσες αλλαγές των κανόνων, περισσότερο για το γελοίο της λεπτομέρειας παρά επειδή θα τα θυμάμαι όταν θα τα χρειαστώ.
Significant Rule Changes in The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition
The Chicago Manual of Style has once again been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest thinking among writers, editors, and publishers. A logical and intuitive reorganization of some chapters and paragraphs has moved related topics and concepts more closely together wherever possible. And though the fundamental principles of “Chicago style” remain the same, a few of the rules have changed. This list presents a selection of the most significant of these changes, in order of appearance.
Titles that end in question marks or exclamation points
The title of a work that ends in a question mark or exclamation point should now be followed by a comma if the grammar of the sentence would normally call for one or, in source citations or in an index, if a comma would normally follow the title.
Plural form for words in quotation marks
The plural of a word or phrase in quotation marks is now formed without an apostrophe—that is, with the addition of s or es within the quotation marks.
Names ending with an unpronounced “s”
In a return to the practice in the 14th edition, names that, like Descartes, end in an unpronounced s form the possessive like other names—with an apostrophe s.
Names ending with an “eez” sound
Names like Xerxes or Euripides now form the possessive in the usual way—with an apostrophe s. (When these forms are spoken, however, the additional s is generally not pronounced.)
Dividing URLs over a line (αυτό είναι κορυφαίο)
When a URL must be broken over a line in printed works, Chicago now recommends breaking before rather than after a slash (/).
Capitalization of “web” and “Internet”
Chicago now prefers web, website, web page, and so forth—with a lowercase w. But capitalize World Wide Web and Internet.
[…]
Names like iPod
Brand names that begin with a lowercase letter followed by a capital letter now retain the lowercase letter even at the beginning of a sentence or a heading.
Headline-style capitalization (ωχ, αμάν)
For titles capitalized headline-style, Chicago now prefers capitalizing the second element in hyphenated spelled-out numbers (e.g., Twenty-Five). And, in general, Chicago no longer recommends making exceptions for short or unstressed words or to avoid the occasional awkward appearance.
Titles with quotations
Quotations in headline-style titles can now be capitalized headline-style along with the rest of the title.
Titles of photographs
Titles of photographs are now treated like those of paintings—that is, set in italics.
Abbreviation for “United States”
In works following Chicago’s primary recommendation of using two-letter postal codes for states (e.g., MT, not Mont., for Montana), US rather than U.S. is now preferred.
Punctuation of foreign languages in an English context
Chicago now recommends imposing English-language spacing conventions around suspension points and other marks of punctuation in foreign text presented in an English-language context. (Υποθέτω ότι δεν θα βάζουν πια αυτά τα ηλίθια κενά διαστήματα που συνοδεύουν τα γαλλικά εισαγωγικά;)
Access dates
When an access date is included as part of a citation to an online source, it should be placed before the URL (or DOI).