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Subject:Re: favorite reference works From:Ron Miller <RSMH -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 13 Mar 1995 08:30:19 -0500
Bob Wachal asks...
> What are your favorite reference works, the ones you turn to first?
> I am eager to know what you use.
I look to Strunk & White first; a tried and true reference for grammar. If I
can't find what I'm looking for, I usually turn to The Chicago Manual of
Style.
I occassionally use the Elements of Editing and the Practical English
Handbook.
