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)