TY - BOOK TI - Merriam-Webster's standard American style manual SN - 0877791333 AV - PN 147 W377m 1994 U1 - 808/.027 PY - 1994///] CY - Springfield, Mass. PB - Merriam-Webster KW - Authorship KW - Style manuals N1 - Originally published: Webster's standard American style manual. Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, c1985; Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-433) and index N2 - 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 ER -