CMOS 16th ed., section 16.14 suggests that for page numbers 101-109 and similar to use changed part only; for 110-199 and similar, used two digits unless more are needed to include all changed parts.
--Karen >Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:44:19 -0400 >From: "Kenneth C. Benson" <kbenson at pegtype.com> >To: framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: Re: OT: Index page ranges >Message-ID: <50488C93.8070608 at pegtype.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >This is Chicago Manual of Style, I'm pretty sure (I don't have one >here). The rule is not to repeat the hundreds digit if it's the same on >both ends of the range. I think, then, that 244-247 should become 244-47 >(not 244-7). Makes it very hard to search for page ranges replacing >hyphen with en dash. I suspect (based on when I began seeing this) that >CMS changed this style around 2000. > >Kenneth Benson >Pegasus Type >www.pegtype.com > >On 9/5/2012 11:15 AM, Rick Quatro wrote: >> Hi Framers, >> >> This is more of a curiosity than anything. I was browsing the index in a >> book last night and I noticed that at the end of page ranges, common numbers >> are suppressed. For example 244-7 instead of 244-247 and 138-41 instead of >> 138-141. Is this simply to save space, or is there some kind of style >> recommendation for this? Thanks for any insight. >> >> Rick >> >> Rick Quatro >> Carmen Publishing Inc. >> 585-283-5045 > > rick at frameexpert.com
