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For example, excluded are comprehensive linguistic grammars, which mainly describe language syntax, morphology, and sound structure,1 and composition texts, which tend to focus on instruction, exercises, and models for student writing.2 Also excluded are dictionaries per se, although a discussion of style guides cannot omit them altogether.
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The easiest way to describe the scope of this essay is to point out what it does not discuss. The organization of the essay is primarily topical, with some historical background thrown in.
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This essay sorts through some of the many books on grammar, pronunciation, spelling, diction, and punctuation, adding some not included in the original essay and deleting those that are no longer useful. Where does one go to find out if there is an apostrophe in “Presidents(’) Day”? Where does one look for information on the correct pronunciations of “Missouri,” “Nevada,” and “Oregon”? Where can one find the British variant of the American expression “line up”? Where does one look to determine whether to put a comma before the last item in a series? For answers to all these questions, one goes to a usage guide, of course.