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* '''None of the references commonly consulted by copy editors include Vietnamese diacritics'''. The major U.S. style guides recommend Merriam-Webster spelling.<ref>''Chicago Manual of the Style'', p. 350. “For general matters of spelling, the University of Chicago Press recommends using...''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary''."<br>CMOS, p. 350. “Although the University of Chicago press uses Webster as its spelling authority, the use of other standard dictionaries such as the ''American Heritage Dictionary'' and the ''Random House Dictionary of the English Language'' is also acceptable.”<br>CMOS, p. 387. “For the names of well-known deceased persons, Chicago generally follows the spelling in ''Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary'' or the biographical section of ''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.''”<br>American Psychological Association, "[http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/preferred-spelling.aspx APA Style]", "The APA Publication Manual recommends ''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'' (2005) as the standard spelling reference."<br>Gibaldi, Joseph, ''MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers'' (2003), p. 61. "Your instructor will probably recommend a standard American dictionary such as ''The American Heritage College Dictionary'', ''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'', or ''Random House Webster College Dictionary''."</ref> British guides recommend Oxford spelling.<ref>''New Hart's Rules'' (2014), p. 48. “A good dictionary such as ''Concise Oxford English Dictionary'' or ''The Oxford Dictionary of English'' should be consulted on matters of spelling and inflection."</ref> Both Merriam-Webster and Oxford give Vietnamese names without diacritics. (See the chart below.)  

* '''None of the references commonly consulted by copy editors include Vietnamese diacritics'''. The major U.S. style guides recommend Merriam-Webster spelling.<ref>''Chicago Manual of the Style'', p. 350. “For general matters of spelling, the University of Chicago Press recommends using...''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary''."<br>CMOS, p. 350. “Although the University of Chicago press uses Webster as its spelling authority, the use of other standard dictionaries such as the ''American Heritage Dictionary'' and the ''Random House Dictionary of the English Language'' is also acceptable.”<br>CMOS, p. 387. “For the names of well-known deceased persons, Chicago generally follows the spelling in ''Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary'' or the biographical section of ''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.''”<br>American Psychological Association, "[http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/preferred-spelling.aspx APA Style]", "The APA Publication Manual recommends ''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'' (2005) as the standard spelling reference."<br>Gibaldi, Joseph, ''MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers'' (2003), p. 61. "Your instructor will probably recommend a standard American dictionary such as ''The American Heritage College Dictionary'', ''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'', or ''Random House Webster College Dictionary''."</ref> British guides recommend Oxford spelling.<ref>''New Hart's Rules'' (2014), p. 48. “A good dictionary such as ''Concise Oxford English Dictionary'' or ''The Oxford Dictionary of English'' should be consulted on matters of spelling and inflection."</ref> Both Merriam-Webster and Oxford give Vietnamese names without diacritics. (See the chart below.)  

:For biography, ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' recommends ''Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary'' and ''International Who's Who''.<ref>A full list is [http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/bib4.html here].</ref> As for geography, AP recommends ''National Geographic Atlas of the World'', while CMOS recommends ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary''.<ref>CMOS, p. 403, “For the spelling of names of places, consult ''Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary.''</ref> Between them, these references have well over a hundred Vietnamese names given without diacritics. CMOS gives ''Britannica'' and ''Columbia'' as backup references. These encyclopedias include many more Vietnamese names, all given without diacritics. So this treatment is not restricted to well-known or "anglicized" names. An encyclopedia should give the reader the correct English-language name of the subject, which in this case is something that all the relevant references and style guides agree on.

:For biography, ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' recommends ''Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary'' and ''International Who's Who''.<ref>A full list is [http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/bib4.html here].</ref> As for geography, AP recommends ''National Geographic Atlas of the World'', while CMOS recommends ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary''.<ref>CMOS, p. 403, “For the spelling of names of places, consult ''Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary.''</ref> Between them, these references have well over a hundred Vietnamese names given without diacritics. CMOS gives ''Britannica'' and ''Columbia'' as backup references. These encyclopedias include many additional Vietnamese names, all given without diacritics. So this treatment is not restricted to well-known or "anglicized" names. An encyclopedia should give the reader the correct English-language name of the subject, which in this case is something that all the relevant references and style guides agree on.

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