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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: another point... #55707 02/14/02 12:03 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Additional views from Mike & Mel's site this week (and referenced back): http://www.takeourword.com/page4.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: help with punctuation #55708 02/14/02 02:44 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA brought in my style book (the economist style book, acutally) the Economist style is very different from the NYTimes.. but both are very readable. The New York Times stylebook is very specific to that newspaper, as far as I know. The most generally used Stylebook in USA is The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. I think the Economist stylebook is more English than American usage but I could be misinformed there. The AP Stylebook may be purchased by anyone. Checking my 1988 copy order form it was $8.75 per copy including postage and handling ... Wait a sec .... OK called the paper I worked for and the news Editor has a copy bought in 2000 and the price on the cover is $16. A Q&D comparison showed the punctuation rules are the same ... the updated version has more correct spelling of current Big Wigs. So, an older version, if you see one at a yard sale, would be a good reference for grammar and punctuation. The comma(,) section runs to two and a half pages. Every usage you could think of! However I will quote this : "PLACEMENT WITH QUOTES: Commas always go inside quotation marks." The capitol letters are as in the book. Under periods(.) it says: PLACEMENT WITH QUOTATION MARKS Periods always go inside the quotation marks. The notes on punctuation when using quotations and running quotes and quotes within quotes goes on for a page and three quarters. I put this in for those interested in getting a copy. Your local newspapers would probably let you peruse its copy if you asked at the front desk and the editorial department was not on deadline. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: help with punctuation #55709 02/15/02 10:21 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk OP Carpal Tunnel OP belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Thanks wow, I think it may be worth a buy just to clear up some confusions I may run into. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,413 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 998 guests, and 6 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 38 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,584 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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