... I don't quite understand what it is that Elliot is trying to point to in the text from his "England" heading. Is it some form of classified ( - that would...
... A get-out-of-jail-free card from Monopoly. Emerson and Burns were certainly American and Scottish, but they wrote poetry in English, so if English poetry...
Thank you, James Lamb, and the others who have contributed to this discussion. The index is finished and my understanding of the distinctions between...
Hi, Everyone. I am drawing up a template for a basic contract and am seeking language for the following two ideas: 1) I would like to stipulate my county as...
... Ah. ... Yes, I know. I'm just saying I think of their poetry as distinctively American and Scottish, respectively. FWIW, I own 2 encyclopedias of ...
If you google on "freelance contracts" you'll get a lot of hits for samples, templates, and the like. ... -- Paula Presley Paula Presley Editorial Services ...
This is aimed at copy editors, but looks interesting for indexers, too. I smiled at the blurb's using "audacity" in describing the book. Seems that word is...
I just used the one provided by ASI on their website along with the list of criteria for the index that is in Mulvaney (I think). ... From: Paula Presley...
Mary, This is part of the boilerplate text which appears in almost all of my invoices: <snip> My Social Security Number is 000-00-0000. This is Invoice Number:...
I received the following position announcement today and thought some of ya'll might be interested. I know nothing about the position beyond what is said in...
Mary, mine doesn't differ much from what others have posted but here it is... ... "In the event that a lawsuit is filed related to these services, the parties...
The UC Berkeley Extension Indexing: Theory and Application course has five sections which are open on an alternating basis. The sections taught by Sylvia ...
Hello All, In the past, I've seen authors use Web site, website, web-site and Website, is there one generally presumed to be correct version? The author of my...
If the text is inconsistent and there is no style direction from the client, I'd say to pick one style, use it consistently, and keep track of the variations....
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., uses Web site. Here's from a Chicago Manual Q&A: Q. Which is currently accepted: Web site, web site, website, or Website? A....
One has to really search, but it's in the CMS index, p. 954, "titles of," under "Web pages and sites." On. p. 375, # 8.199, it's Web sites, just as in the Q &...
I sure wish this was decided. I work with CMS and APA styles nearly exclusively. Both specify Merriam-Webster Collegiate as a spelling source. M-W spells it...
I still stand by my original reply. If you have guidelines from the client or have been told to follow a particular style, do it. Otherwise, _as long as it's...
Carolyn's advice is the best. Pick one, and be consistent. Not everybody uses Chicago Manual, and even then some in-house guides supersede Chicago. This term...
. ... OK, I am sold by the above. When I read this I realized that I would always use "Web pages", and never "webpages" so I'm going with Web site. Two...
Apologies for cross posting. The winner of the 2009 Web Indexing Award, awarded by the ASI's Web Indexing Special Interest Group, is Mary Russell. Her index...
I'm indexing a biography about a man who keeps his birth name until he's about 25 (about halfway through the book), and then adopts a different name that he is...
... Lastname, Gary (Billy) Or did he change his last name, too? Cheers, Carol Roberts http://www.RobertsIndexing.com http://www.ArtWanted.com/CarolR If you are...
... Smith, Gary (later, Billy Jones), xx. See also Jones, Billy Jones, Billy (born Gary Smith), xx. See also Smith, Gary Rae _______________________ please...
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