Many Ways to Look Things Up
In addition to the electronic index that is offered for the
first time with the tenth edition, the Gregg manual continues to provide
other ways to look things up. You will find a topical index on the inside
front cover, detailed outlines at the opening of each section in the
manual, a detailed index at the back of the manual, and marginal tabs
that identify all the pages in a specific section. Given all of these
options, you will find it easier and faster to locate the answers you
are looking for.
• View the table
of contents and the section outlines.
A Focus on the Basic Rules
Experienced writers value The Gregg Reference
Manual for its detailed coverage of the fine points of style. Writers
who are
less experienced may want to concentrate initially on
mastering the basic rules of grammar, style, and usage—those
that apply to the problems that most frequently arise. To help readers
focus on
these basic rules, the corresponding rule numbers appear
within a red panel for ready identification.
• View a sample of the
highlighting of basic rule numbers.
For anyone trying to master the basic rules in an academic course
or an on-the-job training program, the Basic Worksheets will provide
the exercises that lead to that goal.
• View more information about the Basic
Worksheets.
A Focus on Readers’ Needs
As in previous editions, Gregg continues to offer advice
on matters that concern most readers.
Is it one space or two after the end of a sentence?
• View Gregg’s answer.
Is it e-mail or email? Is it Web site or website?
• View Gregg’s answer.
And how do you divide a URL or an e-mail address at the
end of a line?
• View Gregg’s answer.
Easy-to-Follow Models
The rules on grammar, style, and usage are accompanied
by numerous examples, so you can quickly find models
on which to pattern a solution to the various problems you run into
as you’re
writing.
Moreover, you can easily create and format all
kinds of business documents on the basis of these model illustrations
in the Gregg manual:
| • Letters |
• Minutes |
| • Memos |
• Itineraries |
| • E-mail messages |
• Fax cover sheets |
| • Reports |
• News releases |
| • Manuscripts |
• Outlines |
• Tables
• Agendas |
• Résumés and other
employment
communications |
• View a model of a scannable
résumé.
Ask the Publisher
The Gregg Reference Manual prides itself on
providing answers that cannot be found in comparable manuals. Sometimes
issues arise
that no manual, however comprehensive, can anticipate.
Where users of other manuals are left high and dry, users of the Gregg manual can
pose their questions directly to the Editor,
through the “Ask
the Publisher ” feature on the Web site.
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the “Ask the Publisher” page.
Essays on the Nature of Style
The six informal essays in Appendix A set forth the principles
that underlie the specific rules on matters of style. Once you understand
those principles, you can manipulate the rules with intelligence
and taste.
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of these essays.
Valuable Material in the Appendixes
In addition to the essays in Appendix A, Appendix B provides
pronunciations for many troublesome words, Appendix C illustrates
the rules for filing alphabetically, and Appendix D contains a convenient
glossary of grammatical terms.
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the discussion of pronunciation problems.
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