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a listing of the rules of usage in style employed by a publishing house or in a publishing project.Compare stylebook (def. 1).

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Her style, much like her diminutive nickname, is best described as “Hamptons twee”—preppy and peppy.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This leads him to some James Frey-style mythmaking of his own.
Was ‘The Book of Mormon’ a Great American Novel?|Stefan Beck|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He simply devoured books, studying every detail of construction, and learning a great deal as to style and effect.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
Uncanny Tales|Various
She also played his Fourteenth Rhapsody with orchestral accompaniment in most bold and dashing style.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Sounds rotten, but that's their style; and you've been through the mill at home enough to know what it is to be knifed socially.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair