The Economist style guide

This new edition gives general advice on writing, points out common errors and cliches, offers guidance on consistent use of punctuation, abbreviations and capital letters, and contains a wide range of reference material - covering everything from accountancy ratios and stock market indices to laws of nature, science and economics. Also included is a special section on the differences between British English and American English. It is to published as a companion volume to The Pocket World in Figures 1994.