| 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
|