: Re: Is it overkill to follow style-guides for technical writing? I currently work for an engineering company as an electrical engineer. A good chunk of my time is spent writing testing reports or

Purchase it? Yes. I don't think you need to read it cover-to-cover unless you're a serious language geek who reads dictionaries for fun. ::cough::cough::

(Pulling out my 14th edition for reference...)

I would try to read as much of "The Parts of a Book" and "Manuscript Preparation" as you can before your eyes glaze over. Unless you're reading someone else's work, you can skim the proofreading section. "Design and Typography" would be good to read as well.

Everything else you can look up as you come across it: Do I use the serial comma? Does this sentence take "which" or "that"? How do I cite a website in a bibliography?

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: We just addressed this recently, and the excellent answer suggested was guillemets. Â« and Â»

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: I kind of like the idea of starting with #2, but italicized and as its own paragraph — almost like an epigram leading off your essay. In fact, if you can get two or three of these

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: A tricky serial semi-colon A serial comma is used to separate a list of items: For breakfast, we had ham, eggs, and toast. A serial semi-colon is used when items in the list have commas:

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: The main person or force opposing the protagonist of the story. Not the "villain," since the protagonist does not have to be "good" or a "hero." The antagonist is whatever is preventing the

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: We just addressed this recently, and the excellent answer suggested was guillemets. Â« and Â»

: I kind of like the idea of starting with #2, but italicized and as its own paragraph — almost like an epigram leading off your essay. In fact, if you can get two or three of these

: A tricky serial semi-colon A serial comma is used to separate a list of items: For breakfast, we had ham, eggs, and toast. A serial semi-colon is used when items in the list have commas:

: The main person or force opposing the protagonist of the story. Not the "villain," since the protagonist does not have to be "good" or a "hero." The antagonist is whatever is preventing the

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