Style Guides & Editorial Standards Flashcards
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Which style guide introduced the concept of 'singular they' as an accepted gender-neutral pronoun in its latest edition?
Answer: The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.) and APA (7th ed.)
Both Chicago 17th edition and APA 7th edition formally accept singular 'they' as a gender-neutral third-person pronoun.
In APA style, when citing a work with three or more authors in an in-text citation, what is used after the first author's name?
Answer: et al.
APA 7th edition uses 'et al.' after the first author's name for works with three or more authors in all in-text citations.
A 'house style sheet' given to a proofreader typically documents:
Answer: Client-specific spelling, terminology, and formatting decisions for a project
A house style sheet records the client's specific editorial decisions — preferred spellings, capitalization choices, and formatting rules — that apply to a given project.
According to The Chicago Manual of Style, the word 'internet' should be:
Answer: Always lowercased as 'internet'
As of Chicago's 17th edition, 'internet' is lowercased, reflecting its status as a common noun rather than a proper name.
In legal writing governed by The Bluebook, citations to US Supreme Court cases are typically found in which reporter?
Answer: U.S. (United States Reports)
The Bluebook requires citation to the official United States Reports (abbreviated 'U.S.') for US Supreme Court decisions when available.
When a proofreader maintains a 'style sheet' during a project, its primary purpose is to:
Answer: Record consistent treatment of recurring terms, names, and editorial choices
A proofreader's style sheet tracks how specific terms, names, and usages have been handled so consistency is maintained throughout the document.
Which edition of the MLA Handbook introduced the concept of 'containers' for organizing source information?
Answer: 8th edition
The MLA Handbook 8th edition introduced the 'container' concept, where the larger work holding a source (e.g., a journal or website) is treated as a container.