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Subject:Style Guides-Australian Style From:Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- FS -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Wed, 1 Oct 1997 16:12:40 +0800
Terence -
> Are there any experienced Australian TWs out there who can advise on
> style guides (apart from Microsoft) that are generally accepted in
> Australia?
The AGPS Style Manual is excellent -- clear, comprehensive and sensible.
Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (Fifth Edition)
Australian Government Publishing Service, 1994
ISBN: 0 644 29771
I got mine from a local uni for $24.95. Otherwise, try the AGPS Bookshop.
Regards
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Stuart Burnfield
Functional Software Pty Ltd ("Our code is girt by C") mailto:slb -at- fs -dot- com -dot- au
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