http://www.theworkshop.co.uk/five-super-style-guides-for-writers-editors-and-proofreaders?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-super-style-guides-for-writers-editors-and-proofreaders Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:23:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theworkshop.co.uk/five-super-style-guides-for-writers-editors-and-proofreaders#comment-4 The Workshop Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:37:34 +0000 http://10.0.0.90/wsblog/?p=60#comment-4 <em>@Jo</em> You're absolutely right about having a client-specific guide to cover any in-house quirks or standards. This is something we do on every project, wherever possible. @Jo You’re absolutely right about having a client-specific guide to cover any in-house quirks or standards. This is something we do on every project, wherever possible.

]]> http://www.theworkshop.co.uk/five-super-style-guides-for-writers-editors-and-proofreaders#comment-3 Jo Allen Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:08:31 +0000 http://10.0.0.90/wsblog/?p=60#comment-3 Good list - I can't work without my library of guides. Butcher of course, and the Times guide gets used almost daily but always cross-ref'd to the Oxford. Company websites are useful as are DirGov, BBC and HMRC sites. But I also produce a client-specific guide for each client to cover all the in-house stuff like capitals for job titles and so on. Good list – I can’t work without my library of guides. Butcher of course, and the Times guide gets used almost daily but always cross-ref’d to the Oxford. Company websites are useful as are DirGov, BBC and HMRC sites. But I also produce a client-specific guide for each client to cover all the in-house stuff like capitals for job titles and so on.

]]> http://www.theworkshop.co.uk/five-super-style-guides-for-writers-editors-and-proofreaders#comment-2 Iain Broome Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:19:44 +0000 http://10.0.0.90/wsblog/?p=60#comment-2 All good suggestions. I also use the Oxford Manual of Style, as do many others, of course. I actually think the style guide is a much underused resource these days. With the blogging culture comes a tendency to publish without, well, without any consideration for consistency at all. All good suggestions. I also use the Oxford Manual of Style, as do many others, of course. I actually think the style guide is a much underused resource these days. With the blogging culture comes a tendency to publish without, well, without any consideration for consistency at all.

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