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Is the deejay a wannabe?
Or does the D.J. just want to be?
When is heaven capitalized?
Do you stand in line or on line?

For anyone who writes—short stories or business plans, book reports or news articles—knotty choices of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and meaning lurk in every line: Lay or lie? Who or whom? None is or none are? Is Touch-Tone a trademark?How about Day-Glo? It’s enough to send you in search of a Martini. (Or is that a martini?) Now everyone can find answers to these and thousands of other questions in the handy alphabetical guide used by the writers and editors of the world’s most authoritative newspaper.

The guidelines to hyphenation, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are crisp and compact, created for instant reference in the rush of daily deadlines. This revised and expanded edition is updated with solutions to the tantalizing problems that plague writers in the new century:

* How to express the equality of the sexes without using self-conscious devices like “he or she.”
* How to choose thoughtfully between African-American and black; Hispanic and Latino; American Indian and Native American.
* How to translate the vocabulary of e-mail and cyberspace and cope with the eccentricities of Internet company names and website addresses.

With wry wit, the authors, who have more than seventy-five years of combined newsroom experience at the New York Times, have created an essential and entertaining reference tool.Amazon.com Review
"A foolish consistency," Emerson insisted, "is the hobgoblinof little minds." That may well be, but editors have enough reasons toreject your work; don't let sloppy inconsistencies be one ofthem. The New York Times Manual of Style & Usage was writtenfor the paper's editors and writers, but it is a fine, up-to-dateresource for anyone's use. Our language is ever-mutating, and a guidesuch as this will ensure that you understand the impact your wordsmight have before they reach print. Should you use NativeAmericans or American Indians? Debark ordisembark? Did you know that thermos is no longer atrademark, but that Popsicle and Dumpster are? Writing,when you get down to it, is nothing more than the careful choosing ofwords. This style book will ensure that you don't choose caratwhen you mean karat, jury-rigged when you wantjerry-built, chow chow when chowchow is calledfor, or V-8 when you could have had a V8. A naysayer maybridle against the strictures of such a rule book, but the authorsbelieve "the rules should encourage thinking, not discourage it." Plus, "a rule," they say, "can shield against untidiness in detailthat might make readers doubt large facts." We'd call the book"user-friendly," but that, we've learned, can be downright"reader-tiresome." --Jane Steinberg ... Read more

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A PRESENT FOR MY DAUGHTER IN LAW HOW JUST GRADUATED FROM JOURNALISM.
SHE FOUND IT COMPLETE AND INTERESTING. THANKS.

A useful reference guide for writers
Before buying this 1999 edition, I used an edition that was published in the early 1970s. That edition prohibited writers from using the word "councilwoman". I was curious whether a more recent edition would change this prohibition.

I see that the 1999 edition does permit the use of councilwoman.

I don't understand why the Manual doesn't use U.S.A., as an abbreviation. It uses only U.S.

Don't buy this.
This is a book which will tell you that using "data" as a plural is "stilted and deservedly obscure". This book essentially surveys the current mis-use of language and writes it down for all to follow. I expect they would have to issue a new version every year to keep up with the drift, which I suppose would be a good money-maker for the publisher.

Superb - for fiction writers, too!
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Easy to navigate, has the answers to the questions you want, and you can find them instantly.I use this far more often than the Chicago Manual of Style or Strunk and White.It's small, well-organized, and has it all (most of it all, anyway).

I write fiction, and this guide works wonderfully anyway; I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a fiction writer.Sometimes--but only rarely--entries don't apply to fiction writing, or the rules differ.

The manual is organized alphabetically, not just by subject, but the entire book is alphabetical.This makes it *so* much easier to find what I'm looking for than the other reference guides.
E.g.: Do titles of books go in quotes? Look up "book" and the answer is there.If the answer isn't there, this manual anticipates what you may be looking for and tells you:for titles, see "title."If you look up the word, "quote," it will tell you how to use quotation marks (not 2nd grade information, but every permutation of those gnawing things you just aren't quite sure about when writing a professional cover letter or a story).And again, it can anticipate what was left out of the "quote" entry and send you elsewhere.

It's a keyword book, organized alphabetically, beginning to end.It *is* the glossary, in a sense, but the glossary doesn't send you to a wordy, where's-what-I-want chapter; the info is succintly at hand.No need to spend any amount of time searching for your question, or answer; it's there for you, as is the reason for the usage.I'd call this the opposite of the Chicago Manual of Style, where time spent searching for where they may have chosen to put my question is an exercise in frustration.

This is a great reference guide for any writer's desk, and within my reach at all times.

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I would expect the world's leading daily newspaper to produce a pretty decent style guide and I was not disappointed with this edition.Having always worked in the design side of publishing, where it is necessary to be much more familiar with words and language than other areas of print design, I've collected a few style guides over the years.This manual and the one from The Economist I have found the most interesting.

The New York Times book offers clarity and sensibly an alphabetical solution to the contents so that you can look up, for instance, elements of punctuation individually rather than have them all grouped under Punctuation.The manual takes a whole page to explain the use of hyphens and intriguingly uses this example 'Use the suspensive hyphen rather than repeat the second part of a modifier, in cases like this: On successive days therewere three-, five- and nine-inch snowfalls'Quite correct but not very elegant I thought.It is this attention to detail and the thoroughness of the manual that impressed me.

I think it is worth mentioning here a rather unique style guide by Keith Waterhouse (author of 'Billy Liar) called 'Waterhouse on newspaper style'. I frequently get this out because it such a joy to read. Originally produced for journalists on the Daily Mirror (in the past the leading British tabloid) it is alphabetical but concerned with style more than anything, part of the contents might give you a feel of the subject matter, Adjectives, Alliteration, And now, The asthmatic comma, Captions, Catchwords, Cliches (standard), Cliches (trade), Compression, Consequences, Crossheads, Dead letters, Dots and dashes.It was published in the UK by Viking in 1989 and is well worth searching out. ... Read more

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Read up on some history with historic newspapers. The New York Tribune was one of the most famous newspapers during the Civil War Period all the way through the turn of the century to WW1. See what life was like during these times from local social happenings to historic international events. We are adding more newspapers each day so check back and search for "Historic Newspapers" in Amazon search.

Please note these are scanned pages so they may be difficult to read, but most of the time simply zooming in will help.
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Over the tumultuous course of this century, The New York Times has become the newspaper of record, a memorable first draft of history as it was being written. Now in its second year, featuring such iconic moments as the declaration of V-E Day, Amelia Earhart's groundbreaking flight across the Atlantic, and Obama's inauguration as the first black president, the The New York Times 2011 Wall Calendar highlights some of the most memorable front pages of The New York Times.

* Large format allows full coverage of each featured front page.

* Anniversaries of significant historical events are highlighted throughout the year. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on February 4, 2002. The length of the article is 1964 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Newspapers and magazines. (Westchester County).(local business and company details)
Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 4, 2002
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 41Issue: 5Page: S109(1)

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Newspaper Sunday supplement. Articles: The Oracle of Crown Heights: Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, by Michael Specter, with photos by Marc Asnin; James Hunter on country music star George Jones; Tales from the Baby Factory by Ellen Hopkins; Thomas J. Meyer on C-Span; Memo to The Republicans by Roger J. Stone; much more. ... Read more

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Sunday newspaper supplement. Articles: Giap Remembers: Hanoi's Legendary General, by Stanley Karnow; The Poppers and the Plains, by Anne Matthews; Romania's Lost Children: A Photo Essay by James Nachtwey, text by Kathleen Hunt; much more. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on July 23, 1990. The length of the article is 512 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Gannett closes Bronx newspaper, Sunday magazine. (Gannett Westchester-Rockland Newspapers)
Author: John Jordan
Publication: Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 23, 1990
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: v22Issue: n35Page: p1(2)

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Single Issue - Bi-Weekly Periodical / Newspaper / Oversized Magazine for Readers & Writers ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on April 1, 1994. The length of the article is 2536 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The periodical Her New York folded because of the financial difficulties of the owner and publisher Steven Hoffenberg. Hoffenberg began the project as a challenge to the New York Daily News and the Post. He did not have a sense of direction or the finances for publishing a daily. Despite his first editor Marcia Cohen's suggestion that they should aim for a weekly, he insisted on a daily. Three weeks into publication it was turned into a weekly and it finally closed down on Feb 7, 1994. The periodical had six editors in five months.

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Title: A comedy of hers. (the failure of the daily Her New York)
Author: Gene Ruffini
Publication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1994
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: v16Issue: n3Page: p30(4)

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Journalist Sarah Protzman bought a one-way ticket to New York City in the winter of 2007 at age 24, with no job and no apartment waiting for her on the other end.

"Standing Room Only" is a two-year memoir about making a life for herself — punctuated by tales of work, love and new friendship.

Sarah continues to live and work in Manhattan. This is her first book. ... Read more

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The definitive memoir on moving to NYC!
In the dead of winter 2007, Sarah Protzman bought a one-way ticket from Colorado to New York City with no job and no apartment awaiting her on the other end -- only a couple grand that took me 18 months to save.

Two years later, the blog on which she detailed her experiences became a diary-style memoir, "Standing Room Only: Two Years in New York City." It's a young magazine journalist's story of hope, hilarity, men, success, failure, embarrassment and lots of missed subways. The roughly 100-page tome comprises select impressions, written as they happened, about the piecing together of a life from the ground up.

Sarah's encouraging story proves it's completely possible to make it here, no trust fund required. As it happens, being cash-poor and living in a kinda-crappy apartment is pretty dang fun. There is no simply substitute for that sense of accomplishment, even when you still can't afford Banana Republic. ... Read more

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"Occasionally" is a selection of poems from New Jersey writer J.D. Evans. Appearing throughout the 1980s in the Press of Atlantic City and often accompanied by illustrations, these poems were at times whimsical, wistful, and wise. Covering such topics as gypsy moths, Pac-Man, Halley's comet, Reagonomics,fatherhood, cold nights, children, mortality, Mother's Day, the Mob, Miss America, Monopoly, and taxes, these poems show something of the soul of the 1980s, and of their author - whose identity is revealed for the first time in this book.About the author: J.D. Evans, a pseudonym, is a New Jerseywriter whose poetry is collected into an anthology ... occasionally.About the editor: Jason Murk, a pseudonym, is the author ofoccasional books about clouds & tadpoles & spaceships & India. ... Read more