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if so, I would buy it without reservation. This is the best style manual for advertising copywriters on the market. There may be a new edition that supercedes this one by the time you read this. I find myself reaching for this time and again when I write. Highly recommended.
bought this copy for my daughter. she wishes she'd had it years earlier. loves it.
I retired a few years ago and wish that I had taken my Gregg Reference Manual with me as a "parting gift." I used to take calls from people regarding grammar questions. I have recommended this book many times and finally am going to purchase my own copy for home. Little did they know I would grab this book and easily page to the correct answer. I impressed many people over the years; and then, of course, the answers became second nature to me. It is a good book just to read. Absolutely EVERYTHING is in there.
The well-done index allows easy access to the needed information. As a business education teacher, I highly recommend this reference manual to anyone entering the secretarial field. It provides a complete source for answering questions concerning grammar, punctuation, English usage, etc. It is an absolute MUST for office employees. Eva Lewis, El Cajon, CA
I am an independent corporate trainer who teaches people to write better at work. All arguments stop there. It uses small font and thin paper. First, this is not just some handbook that secretaries can use to look up how to format a letter. That's how much useful stuff is packed in this book.It takes a while to get used to how the information in the book is formatted, but it is well worth the effort. It is an authoritative reference for all aspects of writing English. When my students ask me for my advice about good books to guide them as they write at work, this is the reference book I recommend.I also tell them several other things about the book. Third, the size of the book is deceptive.
It should be next to the dictionary and thesaurus on the shelf of everyone who needs to write at work, from clerks to executives. Second, if your boss or anyone else argues with you about any rule of writing, you only have to point to the relevant entry in this book. With normal font and paper, it would be the size of two or three large dictionaries. All entries in the index include page numbers as well as topic numbers, which they call "rules." The book is logically structured around these rules, and it makes related topics easy to find.I rated this book 5 stars because I think it is superior in all categories for a reference book: comprehensive content, abundant examples, thorough index, authoritative author, and reasonable price.
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