The book also includes a 200-page section of A-to-Z entries on usage, grammar, punctuation and spelling for words and phrases commonly used in business writing.

The Business Style Handbook is on the recommended reading list for Microsoft Education Written Competencies [9] and is found in university libraries around the world.

[10] It is frequently recommended for business writing courses at universities, including USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Acknowledgments Cites the Fortune 500 companies and communications executives who participated in the authors’ surveys for the first and second editions of the book.

Write with a hyphen when used as an adjective: It is too soon to assess to the bottom-line impact of the price increases.