TheHumblePedant

The Little Mermaid: Disney Changes and Omissions That Might Ruin Your Childhood

The Little Mermaid is a Disney favorite of 80s and 90s girls. What’s not to love about Ariel and her fabulous red hair? We all wanted to be mermaids; we all sang the songs in the shower and attempted to brush our hair with a fork (don’t try it; it doesn’t work). We couldn’t figureContinue reading “The Little Mermaid: Disney Changes and Omissions That Might Ruin Your Childhood”

12 More Irritating and Overused Expressions

While I love my job as an editor, there are days when every little thing annoys me—usually, that annoyance is with meaningless corporate jargon. I’ve seen the articles about words and phrases that just irritate the crap out of people, so I decided to compile my own list of hackneyed buzzwords. I’d like to prefaceContinue reading “12 More Irritating and Overused Expressions”

Aegon Targaryen—12th of His Name?

ATTN: Spoilers ahead from season 7 of Game of Thrones. If you’re up to speed on the HBO phenomenon that is Game of Thrones, then you’re aware by now that Jon Snow is not only not a bastard but also true heir to the Iron Throne. His real name is revealed to Eddard Stark byContinue reading “Aegon Targaryen—12th of His Name?”

CMoS 10.32: “US” versus “United States”

In this new section of chapter 10 in the newly published 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, “US” may be used in regular running text in reference to the United States in both adjective and noun forms, “subject to editorial discretion and provided the meaning is clear from context.” Previous editions advised useContinue reading “CMoS 10.32: “US” versus “United States””

CMoS Will Release 17th Edition in September

As a subscriber through my job to the Chicago Manual of Style Online, I received an email announcing the release of the 17th edition this September. Some of the changes are discussed on their Shop Talk blog—among them the styling of website titles, new and expanded sections in the citation chapters, and—arguably the most anticipated—treatmentContinue reading “CMoS Will Release 17th Edition in September”