Hello everyone On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:04 PM, 118 <[email protected]> wrote: > Apropos of (from the Chicago Manual)(colon) > > A. If “using” can be misread as “that/who is using,” then it’s a > good idea to add “by” (colon) > > Describe a child using a pen. > > Describe a child who is using a pen. > > Describe a child by using a pen. > > If the copyeditor doesn’t actually know whether a vector is able > to “use” Cartesian coordinates, she might be hedging her bets by > forcing you to approve her interpretation. If you think the copy is > slightly clearer with the addition of “by,” consider keeping it. If it > changes the meaning to something that isn’t correct, then reword your > sentence so it’s clearer (full stop).
I like more clear but perhaps that is just a matter of style. > > > If dmb and others could get their cartesian coordinates correct we > wouldn't be in the mess we are in now, "by" the way. Mess? What mess? Sometimes I > think that dmb and others are just those "who is using" are using > (to use the > vernacular) by us, pen or no pen. This needs to be more clear. >dmb (and of course others) want us > all to approve his (and others) interpretation. I should think we all seek (some type of) approval. Somehow, I think you > know better. Their (and others) copy is as clear as mud, not to > mention their copy copy. > > Thanks for the link, I like to think that I have style. Chicago style! Dan Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
