C o n t e n t s  
Preface
viii
Acknowledgments
xii
How to Look Things Up

xiv

PART 1
Grammar, Usage, and Style
SECTION 1. Punctuation: Major Marks
2
SECTION 2. Punctuation: Other Marks
54
SECTION 3. Capitalization
92
SECTION 4. Numbers
120
SECTION 5. Abbreviations
145
SECTION 6. Plurals and Possessives
172
SECTION 7. Spelling
193
SECTION 8. Compound Words
214
SECTION 9. Word Division
248
SECTION 10. Grammar
254
SECTION 11. Usage
308
PART 2
Techniques and Formats
SECTION 12. Editing and Proofreading
348
SECTION 13. Letters, Memos, and E-Mail
360
SECTION 14. Reports and Manuscripts
442
SECTION 15. Notes and Bibliographies
474
SECTION 16. Tables
508
SECTION 17. Other Business Documents
539
SECTION 18. Forms of Address
577
PART 3
References
APPENDIX A. Essays on the Nature of Style
588
APPENDIX B. Pronunciation Problems
605
APPENDIX C. Rules for Alphabetic Filing
617
APPENDIX D. Glossary of Grammatical Terms
636
INDEX
646