Secretary"s guide to modern English usage

by Jean Campbell Pattison Vermes

Publisher: Prentice Hall in Englewood Cliffs, N.J

Written in English

Published: 1991 Pages: 246 Downloads: 908

Subjects:

English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.,
English language -- Usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.,
Secretaries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Edition Notes

Classifications
Statement	Jean C. Vermes.
Contributions	Barnum, Carol M., Vermes, Jean Campbell Pattison.
LC Classifications	PE1112 .V43 1991
The Physical Object
Pagination	xvi, 246 p. ;
Number of Pages	246
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL1531544M
ISBN 10	013796921X
LC Control Number	91009073
OCLC/WorldCa	23178060

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