New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, Revised and Expanded Edition The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper

ALLAN M. SIEGAL joined theNew York Timesin 1960. He has overseen usage and style at theTimessince 1977. After working as an editor on the foreign desk and heading the news desk, he became an assistant managing editor in 1986. WILLIAM G. CONNOLLY joined theTimesin 1966 and has held editing posts on the foreign, national, and metropolitan desks,The New York Times Magazine,Science Times,The Week in Review, and the Real Estate section. He became a senior editor in 1987.