Merriam-Webster's Guide to Punctuation and Style is adapted from Merriam-Webster's Standard American Style Manual and various other Merriam-Webster publications and, as such, is based on work done by the writers and editors of those books. This adaptation was carried out by Jocelyn White Franklin with the assitence of Mark A. Stevens. Whether your project is a book or a newsletter, a catalog or an annual report, a term paper or a memo, Merriam-Webster's Guide to Punctuation and Style gives you practical solutions to the problems you face most often. - How to punctuate a sentence. -When to capitalize, italicize, or use quotations marks. - How to form plurals, possessives, and compound words. - When to use abbreviations. -What's the right way to present numbers. -How to handle common usage problems. - How to write footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographies.