January 11th, 2012
Which Style Guide Do I Use?
By Dana Neuts
With so many style guides to choose from, a writer needs to know what guides are available and when to use each. For those of us who focus on writing as journalists, we typically defer to the Associated Press Stylebook. Book authors, on the other hand, often use the Chicago Manual of Style (aka CMOS). But then there is MLA and APA.So many choices!
In this Q&A post about CMOS, The Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty, gives a brief explanation of what style guide to use and when. [Scroll down to "Different Style Guides Have Different Uses."]
Tags: APA, associated press stylebook, book authors, chicago manual of style, CMOS, grammar girl, MLA