68. Glossary of faulty diction
69. EXERCISE
A. Wordiness
B. The exact word
C. Words sometimes confused in meaning
D. Colloquialisms, slang, faulty idioms
SPELLING
70. Recording errors
71. Pronouncing accurately
72. Logical kinship in words
73. Superficial resemblances. List
74. Words in _ei_ and _ie_
75. Doubling a final consonant
76. Dropping final _e_
77. Plurals: a Plurals in _s_ or _es_; b Nouns ending in _y_;
c Compound nouns; d Letters, figures, and signs;
e Old plurals; f Foreign plurals
78. Compounds: a Compound adjectives; b Compound nouns;
c Numbers; d Words written solid; e General principle
79. SPELLING LIST (500 words, 200 in bold-face type)
MISCELLANEOUS
80. Manuscript: a Titles; b Spacing; c Handwriting
81. Capitals: a To begin a sentence or a quotation; b Proper
names; c Proper adjectives; d In titles of books or
themes; e Miscellaneous uses
82. Italics: a Titles of books; b Foreign words; c Names of
ships; d Words taken out of context; e For emphasis
83. Abbreviations: a In ordinary writing; b In business
writing
84. Numbers: a Dates and street numbers; b Long figures;
Sums of money, etc.
85. Syllabication: a Position of hyphen; b Division between
syllables; c Monosyllabic words not divided; d One consonant
between syllables; e Two consonants between
syllables; f Prefixes and suffixes; g Short words; h Misleading
division
86. Outlines: a Topic Outline; b Sentence Outline; c Paragraph
Outline; d Indention; e Parallel form; f Faulty
coordination; g Too detailed subordination
87. Letters: a Heading; b Inside address and greeting;
c Body, Language; d Close; e Outside address;
f Miscellaneous directions; g Model business letter;
h Formal notes
88. Paragraphs: a Indention; b Length; c Dialogue
89. EXERCISE
Capitals, numbers, abbreviations, etc.
PUNCTUATION
90. The Period: a After sentences; b But not after fragments
of sentences; c After abbreviations
91. The Comma: a Between clauses joined by _but_, _for_, _and_;
b But NOT to splice clauses not joined by a conjunction;
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