Excerpt from Handbook of Style: In Use at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Absolute completeness has not been aimed at; the dictionary has not been displaced; common-sense and good judgment must always be used by compositors and proof-readers. It is hoped, however, that the Handbook will prove of practical use in standardizing work and preventing misunderstandings.
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