The early style guides came in the form of manuscripts and books, mainly out of academia and journalism. They were made for print, in print. Left, Associated Press, 1998. Right, University of Chicago, ...

For any company, organization, or even individual writer, maintaining a consistent voice is a constant challenge. Writer is a startup aiming to provide a solution ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I talked recently with Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct and other books about language and the mind, about his new book, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the ...

CSE stands for the Council of Science Editors; this citation style was formerly referred to as CBE, after the Council of Biology Editors (prior to their change of name in 1999). CSE formatting is used ...

Looking to scale your content production? Then you'll need guidelines to keep your content consistently on-brand. Learn how to create a style guide here. You’re ready to publish a white paper, but a ...

When writing about diverse communities, how can journalists be sure they’re using the correct terminology and language to define such communities? How can we respectfully and accurately write about ...

Sometime during middle school, I showed my father something I’d written for a class assignment. About halfway through reading, he stopped, pointed and said “that’s grammatically incorrect. You wrote ...

Your brand style guide communicates your company's design standards to your whole group. Having this document to reference for expected standards will make the lives of your designers, writers, and ...

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Why an Indigenous style guide? -- 2. A history of the portrayal of Indigenous peoples in literature -- 3. Contemporary Indigenous cultural realities -- 4. The ...