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Re: Chicago style help
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Barbara Flanagan
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May 04, 2006 11:23 PDT
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Chicago 15th ed., section 6.83, page 262: The legislature voted 101-13 to
adopt the resolution. [en-dash]
I would apply this style for numbers under 101 as well (but Chicago is
unhelpful by giving an example with a number over 100): voted
69-35.
I don't see anything about court cases. In my editing (I'm primarily a
book copyeditor), it would depend on the book and the context. I would
spell out the numbers because they're usually under 101 (in fact, usually
under 10). The court voted five to three. Or . . . voted nine to one.
Barbara Flanagan
Freelance copyeditor
Boston, MA
At 02:07 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
I registered with the new ACES list
last night but am still waiting to be "approved" for posting,
so I thought I'd try posting my question here.
Does anyone know Chicago style for vote totals? For example, the Senate
voted (78 to 22, 78-22, 78-to-22, seventy-eight to twenty-two) to confirm
John G. Roberts Jr. as chief justice.
I have the same question about court rulings -- whether one uses
"to" or an en-dash -- but am having trouble finding the
answer.
Thanks for any help.
Autumn Brewington
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