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title	:	The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing
author	:
publisher	:	AMACOM Books
isbn10 | asin	:	0814402976
print isbn13	:	9780814402979
ebook isbn13	:	9780585026671
language	:	English
subject	Commercial correspondence--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Business writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc, English language--Business English--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	HF5726.A49 1996eb
ddc	:	808/.06665
subject	:	Commercial correspondence--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Business writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc, English language--Business English--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing From the Editors at the American Management Association AMACOM American Management Association New York Boston Chicago Kansas City San Francisco Washington, D.C. Brussels Mexico City Tokyo Toronto

Page iv This book is available at a special discount when ordered in bulk quantities. For information, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10020. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The AMA style guide for business writing. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8144-0297-6 1. Commercial correspondence-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Business writing-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. English language Business English-Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. American Management Association. HF5726.A49 1996 808'.06665-dc20 96-4138 CIP 1996 AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, New York. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Photos P-1 and P-2 on pages 177 and 178 1995 PhotoDisc, Inc. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10020. Printing number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v Contents Introduction ix Abbreviations 1 Acronyms 6 Active and Passive Voice 8 Agreement 11 Alphabetizing 16 Appendixes 22 Budgets and Forecasts 23 Capitalization 26 Captions 30 Charts and Graphs 31 Citations 41 Clichs 45 Compound Words 49 Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages 51 Denotation and Connotation 56 Desktop Publishing 57 Editing and Proofreading 60 Electronic Mail 63 Emphasis 66 False Subjects 72 Financial Reports 74 Flowcharts 77 Footnotes 81 Headings 84 Highlighting in Text 87 Introductions 90 Jargon 92 Letters 95

Page vi Lists 109 Manuscripts 114 Mathematical Symbols 117 Memos 123 Numerals and Numbering 126 Organization Charts 133 Outlining 135 Paragraphs 138 Parallelism 143

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