I just read an article, and then I read the author's blurb following it. It said: I have never heard of a "Certified US English Chicago Manual of Style Editor." Does that even exist? Who certifies these people? And what does it mean? Is he certified [by agency unknown] to edit according to the CMOS, or is he an editor for the CMOS?
University of Chicago most likely, the editor is employed with the University of Chicago, and is probably a PhD
Here is a New York Times article from the 80s about the Chicago Manual of Style which also lists its most prominent editors and the revisions they made to it (they were employed by the university)
I doubt it. I know what the Chicago Manual of Style is -- I have multiple editions of it on my desk. The author's blurb says he is a retired Army master sergeant who lives and writes in the Philippines. Somehow, I don't think he works for the University of Chicago. I suspect this purported "certification" is something he made up all on his own. All my Internet searches on the term bring up articles about this author. Which leads to a new question: What should I advertise myself as "certified" in?
Since he is in the Philippines, it could be a regional type of certification, maybe for those that help with translations of instruction manuals, etc. into U.S. English. But that still doesn't answer what specific institution recognizes it and actually certifies it.
Ah. I read that wrong. I didnt include the "certified IN___" as was implied I was thinking "oh. So its a certified CMOS... Not a fake one" I agree with Bruce, then
Mrs. A is a certified Pet Life Adviser and a certified Food Life Adviser. Or was, those certifications may have lapsed, but Japan loves awarding certifications for completing correspondence/online courses. They are legit, in that the goverment recognizes them, and if you've got one and 500yen you can buy a cup of coffee at Starbuck's.
We just waited 50 mins in line at Starbucks for a coffee at Logan airport in Boston. Or about 10 mins longer than it took us to ride the shuttle from the hotel, check our bags, and clear security. Nowhere else to get coffee at 4:45 in the morning though.
So glad that coffee is a habit I never picked up. I can drink it to be polite, but I have zero need for it and my world wouldn't change if the beans went extinct.
He's probably done this. I copied it off UC's site: The University of Chicago’s professional development certificate in Editing uses the Chicago Manual of Style as the foundation for developing the skills needed to enter the publishing industry or to advance the careers of current editing professionals in nine to twenty-four months, part-time. . . blah blah blah . . . Type Certificates Enrollment Part-time Duration 9 months to 3 years Format Online Cost $1,300 per course $6,500 for certificate So, five editing courses gets you the certificate?
So it actually is a thing! Amazing. And a bargain at just $6,500 for a piece of paper to certify you in something most people don't even know exists.
