ERIC Number: ED391173
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 320
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ISBN: ISBN-0-87779-602-5
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The Merriam-Webster Concise Handbook for Writers. The Writer's Resource.
This handbook for writers is designed to be a practical guide to the conventions of the English language in its written form. The handbook also offers information and advice on composition and grammar and on a selection of other editing- and publishing-related topics. Chapters in the book are: (1) Punctuation; (2) Capitals, Italics, and Quotation Marks; (3) Plurals, Possessives, and Compounds; (4) Abbreviations; (5) The Treatment of Numbers; (6) Composition and Grammar; (7) Notes and Bibliographies; (8) The Treatment of Quotations; and (9) Copyediting and Proofreading. (RS)
Descriptors: Editing, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Higher Education, Proofreading, Punctuation, Rhetoric, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
Merriam-Webster, Inc., 47 Federal Street, No. 281, Springfield, MA 01105 ($16.95).
Publication Type: Guides - General; Books
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Students
Language: English
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