TY - BOOK ED - Economist Books TI - Style guide T2 - The economist SN - 1861979169 AV - PE1421 .S75 2005 U1 - 808.027 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Profile Books KW - Economics KW - Authorship KW - Style manuals KW - English language KW - Usage N1 - Includes index; At head of title: The Economist N2 - "An essential tool for those who seek to write with the clarity, style, and precision for which The Economist is renowned. This greatly expanded ninth edition gives advice on effective writing, points out common errors and cliches, offers guidance on consistent use of punctuation, abbreviations, and capital letters, and contains a comprehensive range of reference material?covering everything from accountancy ratios and stock market indices to laws of nature and science. There have been more than a half million copies sold worldwide of previous edtions."--Publisher description UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2006491681-b.html ER -