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his work the student realizes the need of cultivating 

 the habit of preparing all manuscripts in a form 

 suitable for publication. While there is much vari- 

 ation in details, yet within certain limits there is a 

 certain amount of standardization which should be- 

 come habitual. Departures from such a standard 

 necessitate much loss of time which must be devoted 

 to revisions and corrections. One may work for 

 years and fail to realize this fact, until he attempts 

 to adjust his habits of writing to the requirements 

 of the editors of scientific publications. The fol- 

 lowing references are intended to cover the main 

 aspects of the preparation of manuscripts and the 

 reading of proof. 



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A very sane little book on writing, a subject on which 

 it is difficult to receive and apply advice. 



WENDELL, B. 



1899. English Composition, pp. 316. New York. 



FERNALD, J. C. 



1896. English Synonyms and Antonyms with Notes on the 

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1904. Connectives of English Speech. The Correct Usage of 



Prepositions, Conjunctions, Relative Pronouns and 

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ALLBUTT, T. C. 



1905. Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers, pp. 



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