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The Oxford Style Manual
Robert Ritter
1,056 pages
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234x156mm
978-0-19-860564-5
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Hardback
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10 April 2003
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- The handbook no wordsmith can afford to be without
- Combines in one volume the two classic reference books, The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and The Oxford Guide to Style
- Offers unrivalled guidance on words and how to treat them
- Contains 16 topic-based chapters of help on every aspect of words in print, with clear examples and tables
- Provides alphabetical guide to specific writing conundrums, including common spelling difficulties and unusual terms
- The ultimate guide for all book, magazine, and Internet publishers on preparing and presenting the written word
Throughout the twentieth century, The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and Hart's Rules grew to be indispensable sources for all those who deal with the written word. Now, for the first time, The Oxford Style Manual combines in one volume these two classic reference books in their latest forms: the second edition of The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, and The Oxford Guide to Style - the new Hart's Rules. Together they offer unrivalled guidance on words and how to treat them.
The first part of The Oxford Style Manual contains 16 topic-based chapters of help on
every aspect of words in print. The text is full of explanations, examples, and lists for quick reference: abbreviations, capitalization, punctuation, scientific and mathematical symbols are all covered in full. It gives clear advice on how to treat quotations, illustrations, tables, notes and references, specialist subjects, and indexes, as well as exhaustive information on foreign languages. There is also information on recent issues such as citing electronic media, submitting material for online publication, and current copyright law.
The second part of the Manual consists of short alphabetical entries that provide easy-to-follow guidance on specific writing conundrums, including common spelling difficulties (hairdryer or hairdrier?); queries on hyphenation and
punctuation (brothers-in-law or brother-in-laws?); confusables (impassible or impassable?); differences between British and American English (pyjamas/pajamas); and difficult or unusual terms.
The Oxford Style Manual really is the ultimate guide for all book, magazine, and Internet publishers on preparing and presenting the written word.Readership: All book, magazine, and Internet publishers needing to prepare and present the written word, as well as freelance copy-editors, proofreaders, copywriters, and authors.
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Introduction to The Oxford Style Manual
The Oxford Guide to Style
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents to The Oxford Guide to Style
Recommended works of reference
The Oxford Guide to Style main text
The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors
Contents to The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors
Editor's Note
How to use this Dictionary
List of Abbreviations
The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors main text
Index to The Oxford Guide to Style
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