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The Gregg Reference Manual
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<p><i>The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting</i> is a guide to <a href="/facts/English_grammar/zBGLlTYH">English grammar</a> and <a href="/facts/Style_guide/tScbnQx5">style</a>, written by William A. Sabin and published by <a href="/facts/McGraw-Hill/oG8VpKJT">McGraw-Hill</a>. The book is named after <a href="/facts/John_Robert_Gregg/FG8dhzvG">John Robert Gregg</a>. The eleventh (“Tribute”) edition was published in 2010. The ninth Canadian edition, entitled simply <i>The Gregg Reference Manual</i> with no subtitle, was published on February 25, 2014. </p><p>The book was first published in 1951 as the <i>Reference Manual for Stenographers and Typists</i> by Ruth E. Gavin of the Gregg Publishing Company. </p><p>The book is widely used in business and professional circles. Neil Holdway, a news editor on the <a href="/facts/Chicago_Daily_Herald/rGFGJ6PA">Chicago <i>Daily Herald</i></a> said the book "can answer the tough grammar questions, and it has provided me with authoritative yet readable explanations I can comfortably pass on to the newsroom when discussing our fair language." </p>