Handbook of English Composition : A Compilation of Standard Rules and Usage (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Handbook of English Composition: A Compilation of Standard Rules and Usage

As the title of the book signifies, these rules have been, in the main, compiled from standard authorities which are indicated in the Bibliography at the close of the book. N 0 statement has place here that is not sup ported by some recognized authority; when authorities differ an attempt has been made to choose that one best exemplified in the usage of the best modern literature. The author has tried to provide in notes and ex ceptions for differences between matters of accepted usage, such as a period at the end of a sentence, and matters of divided usage and preference, such as many details of cap italization and punctuation.

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