This is the style manual that is used daily by more than 800 editors and writers on the staff of The New York Times. Compiled from more than 80 years of newswriting and editing style guides, this manual employs the self-indexing, alphabetical arrangement of entries for easy access. With important tips on punctuation, foreign spellings, and preferred usage and tips ranging from the simple and direct to a more detailed discussion of journalistic responsibility, this tool will prove invaluable for anyone working with words -- be it in the form of a term paper, a magazine article, a business letter, a newspaper ad or a book.