About the Book and the Author

A Personal Tribute

Professional Tributes

Preface

Acknowledgements

How to Look Things Up

Essays on the Nature of Style

PART 1 Grammar, Usage, and Style

SECTION 1. Punctuation: Major Marks

SECTION 2. Punctuation: Other Marks

SECTION 3. Capitalization

SECTION 4. Numbers

SECTION 5. Abbreviations

SECTION 6. Plurals and Possessives

SECTION 7. Spelling

SECTION 8. Compound Words

SECTION 9. Word Division

SECTION 10. Grammar

SECTION 11. Usage

PART 2 Techniques and Formats

SECTION 12. Editing and Proofreading

SECTION 13. Letters, Memos, E-Mail, and Text Messages

SECTION 14. Reports and Manuscripts

SECTION 15. Notes and Bibliographies

SECTION 16. Tables

SECTION 17. Other Business Documents

SECTION 18. Forms of Address

PART 3 References

APPENDIX A. Glossary of Grammatical Terms

APPENDIX B. Pronunciation Problems

APPENDIX C. Rules for Alphabetic Filing

APPENDIX D. Glossary of Computer Terms