Learn Good Business Writing and Communication (Collection)

Index

Using the Index

Indexes are often more annoying than useful. They omit key cross-references, or they refer readers to pages where the indexed word or phrase is missing. To address these problems, we have provided detailed cross-references. We have also tried to eliminate inaccurate or “ghost” references.

We used the following conventions as we compiled the index. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these conventions:

• Main entries from the Reference Glossary are printed in a large capital and small capitals. For example, ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, and ACTIVE/PASSIVE.

• Following the title of a main entry, the page number(s) in boldface refer to the main alphabetically arranged entries, as in this example: ADJECTIVES, 12–14 ...