These Style guides, written for the Chicago and APA style outline major parts of speech, important rules, and styles of speaking. Although there are differences between the two guides, both speak of ways to eliminate bias when writing. In the chicago guide, the author mentions how using specific words that should not be used depending on the area of study/context. For example, the author mentions how the word “approximately” should be used over “about” in scientific writing. What words are used over other in your area of study? Have you experienced differences in writing styles due to having a liberal arts experience?
At another point, the author mentions how the singular “they or their” should be excluded when gendered pronouns are avoided, for sentence fluidity’s sake: “Neither is considered acceptable in formal writing…do not use them in a singular sense.” (303). How might this argument be seen differently than an author of a Style Guide on writing?