Merriam-Webster's Standard American Style Manual


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Merriam-Webster's Standard American Style Manual stands alone. It is the first style manual to record the styling conventions most often followed by working writers and editors rather than the preferences of one publisher or organization. This invaluable reference, marked by straightforward prose and a clear format, provides the most common and acceptable solutions to the basic questions about writing.










Merriam-Webster's Manual for Writers and Editors


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Revised edition of Webster's standard American style manual, 1985.




Merriam-Webster's Reader's Handbook


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A complete guide to literary terms. - More than 2,000 entries - Descriptions of terms relating to all genres, styles, and eras - Includes the terminology of rhetorical expressions, verse forms, and meter







Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage


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A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.




The Merriam-Webster Dictionary


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New edition! A handy, reliable, and authoritative dictionary of words most frequently used in Englis. More than 75,000 definitions, 2,000 new word entries, and more than 150 illustrations. Expanded special features include a Handbook of Style, Basic English Grammar, Irregular English Verbs and a Guid eto Common Verb Collocations (both essential for ESL), and a new Overview of the Internet.




Merriam-Webster's Concise Handbook for Writers


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A guide to improving writing skills that includes information on style, composition, punctuation, copyediting, and other related topics.




Merriam-Webster's Guide to Everyday Math


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Step-by-step guidance for clear answers to common math problems, this guide has extensive coverage of all situations involving numbers. Technical terms are highlighted and cross-referenced, and the book includes a concise directory to all information.