On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Dan Glover <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
"They bring a knife, we bring a gun; they break a leg, we break a heart. That's: the Chicago way". Seems pretty clear to me. > >> >> >> 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? Latitudes took a long time to figure out. The whole process was messy. > > Sometimes I >> think that dmb and others are just those "who is using" > > are using Sometimes I like to use the vernacular, simply for effect. > >> (to use the >> vernacular) by us, pen or no pen. > > This needs to be more clear. A child is using, a man uses, they use. By us, for us, to us. If they use us, it gets messy. I like to use the present tense preterite subjunctive, simply for effect. > >>dmb (and of course others) want us >> all to approve his (and others) interpretation. > > I should think we all seek (some type of) approval. Yup, but not all in the same needy way. > > 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! Hold the anchovies! Mark > > 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 > 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
