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Index

  • Quotation marks (8.129), 215-216
  • Percent (5.2), 79
    Mark (10.18, 15.15), 262-264, 304
    Use of figures (12.91), 273
  • Period (8.103-8.123), 211-214
    Abbreviations (8.111, 9.6-9.7), 213, 221-222
    After article, section, etc. (8.113), 213
    Boxheads (8.115), 213
    Decimals (8.109, 12.9d, 13.29-13.32), 212, 271,285
    Declarative sentence (8.103), 211
    Ellipses (8.76, 8.78), 207
    Explanatory matter within parentheses (8.122), 214
    Indirect question (8.104), 211
    In lieu of parentheses (8.105), 211
    Inside-outside quotation marks (8.141-8.142), 217
    Legends (2.70, 8.112), 18, 213
    Letters used as names (8.117), 213-214
    Metric abbreviations (9.56-9.57), 236-237
    Middle initial not abbreviation (8.118), 214
    Multiplication (8.114), 213
    Omitted (8.115-8.123, 9.3, 13.13, 15.23), 213-214, 221, 282, 305-306
    Overruns, in indexes (15.23), 305-306
    Roman numerals (8.120), 214
    Run-in sideheads (8.107), 211-212
    Short name not abbreviation (8.119, 9.23), 214, 225
    Symbols (8.115), 213
    To indicate thousands (8.110), 212
    Words and incomplete statements (8.121), 214
  • Periodicals, titles of:
    Capitalization (3.38-3.39, 3.41), 38-39
    Italic not used (11.2), 265
    Makeup (2.2, 2.3), 7-10
  • Personal names:
    Abbreviations followed (8.119, 9.23-9.24), 214, 225
    Initials set without space (9.7), 222
    Particles (3.13-3.16), 30
    Variations (8.119, 9.23-9.24), 214, 225
  • Personification (3.32), 36
  • Physics, signs and symbols (10.18), 262-264
  • Physiographic regions, 344-345
  • Pica conversion table, 341
  • Pickup matter (2.31), 13
    Correcting (2.45), 16
  • Place:
    Abbreviation (9.16, 13.6), 224, 281
    Ordinals (12.13, 13.6), 275, 281
  • Planets (3.30), 35
  • Plate (3.9), 28
    Abbreviation (9.38), 231
    Numbers aligned (15.28), 306
  • Plurals:
    Apostrophe (8.7, 8.11), 194, 195-196
    Coined (8.11), 195-196
    Common noun as part of proper name (3.8), 28
    Compound words (5.6-5.8), 87-88
    Irregular (5.10), 88-89
    Latin names (3.28), 35
    Letters and figures (8.11), 195-196
    Nouns ending in -ful (5.9), 88
    Nouns ending in -o (5.5), 86
    Of words (8.13), 196
  • Poetry:
    Alignment and indention (8.134), 216-217
    Capitalization of titles (3.39), 39
    Congressional Record, 382-383
    Credit line (8.66), 205
    Quotation marks (3.39, 8.129, 8.134), 39, 215-217
  • Point, not abbreviated (9.19), 225
  • Points, converted to, 341
  • Political parties (3.17), 30-32, 68
    Adherents (3.18), 32, 68
  • Port, not abbreviated (9.19), 225
  • Possessions, U.S. (9.12-9.14), 223-224, 348-367
  • Possessives and apostrophes (see Apostrophes and possessives).