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Please report any mistakes or errors. Once reported, they will promptly be listed in the "Exceptions to Common Grammar, Usage, and Spelling Rules" section of Ralph's Usage Guide.

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Although Ralph's Manual of Style is already up and running, Ralph himself is still under construction. We apologize for any inconvenience.

(Actually more of a feel-good guide, since little can actually be done to IMPROVE an editor's "business.")

Copyright, 2005, by Ralph. All rights reserved. That's business.

Ralph's Manual of Style will become the first style manual to touch on the area of business. Unfortunately, since business entails the exchange of money for products and services, and since very little money is ever exchanged in the copyediting world, little expert knowledge exists on the subject. With this in mind, Ralph's staff has begun in-depth research on the following topics.

     Copy Editors and Normal Humans: Why

     People Hate You

     How to Edit Your Credit Rating

     Copyediting Your Tax Return

     A Money Saver: Mark Up the Mistakes

     on Your Utility Bills and Send Them Back

     with a Note Saying You Cannot Trust the

     Amount with Such Shoddy Text Explaining It

     How to Make Your Profession Sound

     Halfway Interesting when You Meet

     Prospective Dates in Bars ("Check out this

     scar! I got this from pointing out a senior

     writer's dangler.")

     Ten Ways to Make People Think That

     What You Do Is Important

COMING SOON

Copyright, 2005, by Ralph.

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