10. Whole-Word Lower-Sign Contractions to, into,and by

1. Are subject to the rules for lower-sign contractions.
2. Should be unspaced from the word, contraction, or composition sign that follows.
   

   (to)(go)	(into)t(ow)n	(by)m(ea)ns (of)
   (to)(en)joy	(into)(this)	(by)(and) l(ar)ge
   1 (to)10	(into)2 (part)s	5 (by)5

   
   

   (The) book (you) ref9er) (to)has be(en) lo(st).

   He (was) pass(ed) (by)(wh)ile o(the)rs (were) tak(en).

   (BY)(THE) OLD MISS(OU)RI

   J(OU)RNEY (INTO)(AM(ER)ICA

   
   
3. When there is not space at the end of a line for one of these contractions and the word by should be written out and the in contraction should be used in the word into.
4. May never be followed unspaced by any whole-word lower-sign contraction.
   

   (to)be

   (into)his room

   (by) his (mother)

   
   
5. May never be used as parts of words or to form hyphenated compound words.
   

   t(ow)(ar)d	well-to-(d0)
   (in)tonate	(in)t0-(ever)y(th)(ing)-guy
   byway	by-(and)-by

   
   
6. May be preceded but never followed by punctuation.
   

   "(To)my (knowledge), )it) did (not) (go) by."

   Did (you) (go) to, (in)to, or (by)(it)?

   Yes--(by)all m(ea)ns!

   
   
7. May be preceded and/or followed by the capital sign and/or the italic sign.
   

   (To)(Ch)icago	(Into)New York	(By)George
   (to)pret(en)d	(into)no(where)	(by)(com)put(er)