[manual-of-style] Manual of style for the manual of style

[koalie]

Section 11.3 Punctuation says:

Use correct punctuation. A hard copy of The Chicago Manual of Style or The Gregg Reference Manual may be of some help.

The Reference section includes a 404 (twice):

[GRM]
Frequently Asked Questions, The Gregg Reference Manual Instructor Site, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000. This FAQ is online at http://www.glencoe.com/ps/grm/faqs.

So I don't know exactly what was shown at "The Gregg Reference Manual Instructor Site".

In any case, my question is: are these two recommendations still good ones? (I do not have any copy of such books myself)

[tamsinewing555]

@koalie Regarding whether the style guides you referred to are still good, I don't have access to either of these, apart from the free online version of the Chicago Manual of Style, which only gives me a limited view. So, it's best that @shawna-slh answers that question.

If we're going to reference a style guide, I think it would be good to compare a couple of style guides against some issues we commonly come up against and find the one that best meets W3C needs.

For W3C, I think it should be one that, if possible:

• includes considerations for writing for the web vs writing for print (e.g., syntax and punctuation, and formatting/styles that impact readability)
• is updated regularly to reflect modern spelling/terminology and capitalization (e.g., email, internet)
• captures advancing technology (e.g., assistive technologies) and social change (e.g., how we refer to gender).