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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Covey, Stephen R.
  FranklinCovey style guide for business and technical communication / Stephen R. Covey, Larry H. Freeman,
Breck England. — 5th ed.
        p. cm.
  Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  ISBN 978-0-13-309039-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. English language—Rhetoric—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2.
English language—Business English—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. England, Breck. II. Title.
  PE1115.C674 2012
  808.06’65—dc23
                                                      2012017283