CMS, Dictionary, UC or LC?

Subject: CMS, Dictionary, UC or LC?
From: Michele Davis <michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:27:51 -0500


Hello all, I am so lame I never buy books and then can't find what I want when I need it. I'm on the 12th ed. of CMS and my dictionaries are from the 70s! yikes.

These are the questions. I am editing a memoir. For 70 pages the words "mother" and "father" are in upper case, and then suddenly on page 75, chapter 10, they are lower case. And this is in the middle of sentences. Now, my intuitive editor in my brain says lower case always for mother and father, not "My Mother said..." or "My Father's thumb..." What is the convention? Where do I find the convention when editing? What book would have it?

As far as numbers in a memoir, the CMS states that consistency is important, either use figures or spell it out, but pick one and stay consistent. My client is having a hissy fit because she thinks "some" numbers should be spelled out and some should be figures by some arbitrary old lady law (old lady=old school, like the 1940s-1950s). In addition she randomly uses quotes which make me want to scream! I am pulling quotes from things like: "store bought" meaning store bought clothes instead of homemade. Or do you all think I should be leaving the random use of quotes? And numbers? What's your take?

All help is very graciously accepted.

Merci...

--
Michele

"I've learned that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand." Andy Rooney
www.krautgrrl.com



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