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Gregg Reference Manual

Name: Gregg Reference Manual
Author: Gabin, Ruth E. Gavin
ISBN: 9780070543881

by Gabin, Ruth E. Gavin

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Overview

The Gregg Reference Manual 9e by William Sabin is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares material for distribution or publication. For nearly fifty years, this manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and for students who want to master the on-the-job standards of business professionals.

Features:

Offers an abundance of examples and illustrations to help you find a model on which to pattern a solution to a problem at hand.
Provides the rationale underlying specific rules so that you can manipulate the principles of style with intelligence and taste.
Reflects recent changes in grammar, usage, and style.
Highlights the basic rules of grammar, usage, and style so that you can reduce the number of things you have to look up.
Reflects the impact of computer technology on the way business documents and tables are formatted and produced.
Shows you how to make the best use of the format templates provided by word processing software and how to modify those templates to achieve more effective results.
Covers the preparation and formatting of letters, memos, reports, e-mail messages, employment letters, and many other business documents.
Provides an expanded, updated glossary of computer terms and expressions.
Offers an all-new appendix dealing with nearly 300 pronunciation problems.
Provides a Web site with tips on using The Gregg Reference Manual

About the Author, Gabin, Ruth E. Gavin

William A. Sabin has retired as publisher of business books in the Professional Book Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. He has written many articles in the area of language and communication, and he speaks frequently at regional and national conferences. He is also coauthor of College English: Grammar and Style. Mr. Sabin is now a year-round resident of Bristol, Maine.