The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting

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Cover Page......Page 1 Half Title Page......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 About the Author......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 About the Book and the Author......Page 10 A Personal Tribute......Page 12 Professional Tributes......Page 14 Preface......Page 15 Acknowledgments......Page 20 How to Look Things Up......Page 23 Essays on the Nature of Style......Page 26 PART 1 Grammar, Usage, and Style......Page 45 SECTION 1. Punctuation: Major Marks......Page 46 SECTION 2. Punctuation: Other Marks......Page 105 SECTION 3. Capitalization......Page 149 SECTION 4. Numbers......Page 181 SECTION 5. Abbreviations......Page 211 SECTION 6. Plurals and Possessives......Page 243 SECTION 7. Spelling......Page 267 SECTION 8. Compound Words......Page 292 SECTION 9. Word Division......Page 331 SECTION 10. Grammar......Page 338 SECTION 11. Usage......Page 398 PART 2 Techniques and Formats......Page 451 SECTION 12. Editing and Proofreading......Page 452 SECTION 13. Letters, Memos, E-Mail, and Text Messages......Page 466 SECTION 14. Reports and Manuscripts......Page 556 SECTION 15. Notes and Bibliographies......Page 590 SECTION 16. Tables......Page 627 SECTION 17. Other Business Documents......Page 661 SECTION 18. Forms of Address......Page 699 PART 3 References......Page 709 APPENDIX A. Glossary of Grammatical Terms......Page 710 APPENDIX B. Pronunciation Problems......Page 721 APPENDIX C. Rules for Alphabetic Filing......Page 737 APPENDIX D. Glossary of Computer Terms......Page 756 INDEX......Page 783