Writing from A to Z: The Easy-To-Use Reference Handbook

By Charles T. Brusaw, Gerald J. Alred, Thomas Barr DeLong, et al.

Book Overview

This reference handbook provides answers to students questions on writing using dictionary like alphabetical organization and a system of bold face cross references. The book has a Four-Way Access System (1) The alphabetically arranged entries allow students to tum directlv to needed information, as in a dictionary. Within entries, cross-references in bold type guide students to related entries. (2) The fail-safe Index provides an exhaustive listing of topics, using both conventional terminology and alternative terms students might think of instead. For instance, ellipsis points are listed under dots, spaced, periods, spaced, omissionsquotations, pauses, shown with punctuation and hesitation, shown with punctuation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559340258
• ISBN13: 9781559340250
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.