Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I really have to email the author to say "It is journal style," etc., because otherwise when they see their article online with [blah] rather than [foo] they will lose their minds.
Oh sure, but I could (in a different kind of setting) imagine that being a notification
Well, sometimes within the article we will make a comment balloon informing that something is our style (like, if an abbreviation isn't used 5 or more times, we spell out the term -- we don't expect authors to know that, so when we delete an abbreviation we tell them why). But other times, we assume they know we're editing terminology according to our style, not just a whim. If we changed [foo] to [blah] *50 times*, then we clearly have a reason. (Of course, they believe they have a reason for keeping it as [foo], which is why I'm complaining online instead of working.)
Okay, non-work-related question:
We got a wedding invitation today that noted "Cocktail attire," which sounds swanky but not as swanky as black tie. So Tim can wear his suit, of course, but can I wear this dress (but with stockings, and without the tiara): [link] It's a June wedding, if that makes any difference. That's the most "cocktail attire" dress I have that fits properly.
I think you need the tiara.
if an abbreviation isn't used 5 or more times, we spell out the term
Ooh, I am very interested in this as a rule of thumb, but hadn't thought about it that explicitly. The number of acronyms and initialisms we use makes me CRAZY.
Not in publications, but the theatre artistic director makes all these schedules and documents, and he abbreviates EVERYTHING to the point that I can hardly read it. And he abbreviates weirdly, so he will say on X date there will be a meeting which will be attended by Dir.'s, Des. Mtr, TD, PM, PSM, SSM, AAVE, COstume Designers, Props Master, MST Electrician.
It DRIVES ME BATTY!
He also once created an abbreivation for the role "Senior Special Stage Management Mentor) that involved super scripts S(3)M(2).
That dress is perfect cocktail attire.
They're not online, they exchange handwritten letters.
OMG Tom, I love you.
Steph I would totes wear that as cocktail attire, but my closet has a dearth of actual cocktail dresses. In my head, anything that aims towards the classic LBD in either style or color would do.
I have just discovered a weird skin thing on my collarbone. Thanks to the basal cell carcinoma I had removed last year, I am mildly worried that it is skin cancer. Again.
I agree with -t completely. That is a smashing cocktail dress!
Excellent! I am ready for the wedding! (Seriously, this sounds fancy and HUGE -- the reception is at the convention center. Yowza!)
if an abbreviation isn't used 5 or more times, we spell out the term
Ooh, I am very interested in this as a rule of thumb, but hadn't thought about it that explicitly. The number of acronyms and initialisms we use makes me CRAZY.
That's the reason we do it -- there can be so many abbreviations in medical stuff that we had to set a rule for when they can be used (i.e., only if it's 5 or more times), because otherwise the articles turn into alphabet soup.
Burrell, how soon can you get it checked? I ask as someone for whom mole removal gets classified as medically necessary due to family history. There are tons of other weird skin things it could be, and I hope that this is one of them. But I hope you get peace of mind quickly.
