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Subject:Re: Tools of the trade - which are best? From:Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net> To:Fawn Houck <zoe_44 -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:50:48 -0400
Chicago Manual of Style
Microsoft Manual of Style (for Windows-related technical terms only)
Associated Press Style Manual (for news releases only)
American Heritage Dictionary
Fawn Houck wrote:
> I would appreciate it if some of you could tell me
> what sits on your reference shelf, and what type of
> work you use each reference for (i.e., online
> documentation, style, grammar, hard copy
> documentation, web development, or whatever else you
> might be writing).
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