1. Prologue -- 2. A preliminary discussion -- 3. The elements -- 4. Correctness -- 5. The choice of words : introductory -- 6. The choice of words : avoiding the superfluous word -- 7. The choice of words : choosing the familiar word -- 8. The choice of words : choosing the precise word -- 9. The handling of words -- 10. Punctuation -- 11. Some recent trends -- 12. Some selected passages -- 13. A concluding miscellany -- 14. Epilogue