CCE Numbers, Abbreviations, and Special Characters 3

Question 1

In Chicago Manual of Style, how is an ellipsis rendered in quoted text?

Accepted Answer

Three spaced periods: . . .

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Three unspaced periods: ...

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The Unicode ellipsis character with no spaces: …

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A dash followed by three periods: —...

Question 2

Which situation calls for an en dash rather than a hyphen?

Accepted Answer

Showing a range between two numbers

Answer

Connecting a prefix to a root word

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Indicating a compound adjective before a noun

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Splitting a word at a line break

Question 3

According to Chicago style, what is the correct format for a time of day in running text?

Accepted Answer

3:00 p.m.

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3:00 PM

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3:00pm

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3 PM

Question 4

Which abbreviation means 'and others' and is used in scholarly citations with multiple authors?

Accepted Answer

et al.

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etc.

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e.g.

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ibid.

Question 5

How should a simple fraction like one-half appear in non-technical running text under Chicago style?

Accepted Answer

one-half (spelled out)

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½ (symbol)

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1/2 (diagonal fraction)

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.5 (decimal)

Question 6

In AP style, how should a large round number like one million dollars be written in running text?

Accepted Answer

$1 million

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$1,000,000

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$1M

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one million dollars

Question 7

When 'No.' is used as an abbreviation for 'number' before a numeral (e.g., catalog entries), it should be:

Accepted Answer

Capitalized: No.

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Lowercase: no.

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Replaced by the # symbol in all cases

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Spelled out as 'number' in formal text only