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Subject:Re: Standard style manuals From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 2 May 1996 10:34:24 -0700
At 05:06 PM 5/2/96 +1, Peter Ring, PRC wrote:
>According to Carolyn Rude's survey reported in TECHWR-L 1 May 1996,
>three standard style manuals were very frequently used:
> Chicago Manual of Style 69%
> Microsoft Manual of Style 8%
> GPO Style Manual 8%
>Where can I get information on these style manuals?
The Chicago Manual of Style is, if I'm not mistaken, currently in
its 14th edition. It's published by the University of Chicago Press
and the ISBN is 0-226-10389-7. The price is about $40 US, which is
remarkably inexpensive if you figure it per pound or kilogram. ;-)
Sue Gallagher
sgallagher -at- expersoft -dot- com
-- The _Guide_ is definitive.
Reality is frequently inaccurate.
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