The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Pressby University of Chicago Press
Shares rank 5 of 6 writing guides by recommenders
People recommend it as a large, technical, highly respected guide aimed at publishing, and as a comprehensive style reference.
People recommend it as a large, technical, highly respected guide aimed at publishing, and as a comprehensive style reference.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Highly respected guide for publishing
“a large, technical, highly respected guide aimed at publishing”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT, ChatGPT writes like me” Comprehensive style reference
“Comprehensive: Chicago Manual of Style”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “I canceled my book deal”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elements of Styleby Strunk and White | 12 | 10 | 55% | 8 | — | — |
| On Writingby Stephen King | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| On Writing Wellby William Zinsser | 4 | 1 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
| The Sense of Styleby Steven Pinker | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| The Chicago Manual of Styleby University of Chicago PressThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Comprehensive: Chicago Manual of Style”
“a large, technical, highly respected guide aimed at publishing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.