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Focusing on Words Open in a new browser window  
   Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.
   http://www.wordfocus.com/
11 Rules of Writing Open in a new browser window  
   Concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.
   http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/
Acronym Finder Open in a new browser window  
   Searchable database of 80,000+ acronyms and meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms.
   http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
WordWizard Open in a new browser window  
   Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers a round trip across the English language.
   http://www.wordwizard.com/
Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918) Open in a new browser window  
   For use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style.
   http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Writing For Multimedia Open in a new browser window  
   Style guide for multimedia.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/contents.htm
Cliche Finder Open in a new browser window  
   Special tool word-searches 3,300 cliches.
   http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
Cliche Open in a new browser window  
   List of 2000 English cliches with some statistical and literary notes on their use.
   http://www.angelfire.com/nd/danscorpio/word3.html
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Open in a new browser window  
   Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.
   http://www.powa.org/
Online Classes in Rhetoric, University of Minnesota Open in a new browser window  
   The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.
   http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/
Verbivore Open in a new browser window  
   Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.
   http://pw1.netcom.com/%7erlederer/index.htm
American English Open in a new browser window  
   Canadian-American/British translation. Notes on American English, British English, and Canadian English, in spelling and word choice.
   http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html
Rhetorical Figures Open in a new browser window  
   From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.
   http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html
Word Fugitives Open in a new browser window  
   An interactive column by The Atlantic's Barbara Wallraff. Discovers needs in our language and recommends new words to fill them.
   http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/fugitives/index.htm
A Word With You Open in a new browser window  
   A daily on-line column, featuring little known facts about well known words and phrases.
   http://www.wordwithyou.com/
Word Lab Open in a new browser window  
   A message board where you can request and brainstorm unique words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.
   http://www.wordlab.com/
Cliche Site Open in a new browser window  
   Clichés, sayings or phrases listed with definitions and explanations. Clichés are organized by subject and alphabetically and you can use the search function.
   http://www.clichesite.com/index.asp
The Tongue Untied Open in a new browser window  
   Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.
   http://grammar.uoregon.edu/
Modern Language Association Open in a new browser window  
   The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. The site includes a guide to MLA style.
   http://www.mla.org
Good Grammar, Good Style Open in a new browser window  
   Articles and answers to frequently asked questions about grammar, mechanics, and style. Links and bibliography.
   http://www.protrainco.com/info/grammar.htm
KCI: Reader Based Writing Style Guide Open in a new browser window  
   Designed to help you bulletproof your writing. Extensive, alphabetical index of points of style.
   http://www.kanten.com/styleguide/frames1.html
Guide to Grammar and Writing Open in a new browser window  
   Digital handouts on grammar and English usage. From subject-verb agreement and use of articles to exercises in parallel structures and argumentative essays. You can submit questions about grammar and writing.
   http://webster.commnet.edu/hp/pages/darling/original.htm
Guide to Grammar and Style Open in a new browser window  
   The information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to discussions. Practical information about the writing craft.
   http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
AmeriSpeak Open in a new browser window  
   "Expressions of our American ancestors." The colorful slang of Americans of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
   http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/amerispeak.htm
The Book of Cliches Open in a new browser window  
   A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.
   http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche/
The Word Centre Open in a new browser window  
   Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.
   http://www.wordcentre.co.uk
NoodleBib - The MLA Bibliography Composer Open in a new browser window  
   A free tool to create, edit, and save your MLA-style bibliography online, then publish it to a Web page, email it, or save it as RTF and open it in Microsoft Word.
   http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/
SoYouWanna Avoid Common Writing Errors Open in a new browser window  
   We compiled a list of the most common writing errors people tend to make. This is not a primer on grammar or essay-writing. This is a checklist of things which you might well do and which you must stop doing.
   http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/wrerrors/wrerrors.html
E-dition: Dictionary of Concise Writing Open in a new browser window  
   A look at word usage in popular culture. The Dictionary of Concision is a complete manual of several thousand wordy phrases.
   http://www.e-dition.net/dictionary.html
Grammar Slammer Open in a new browser window  
   This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.
   http://englishplus.com/grammar/index.htm
Adding Value to your Links Open in a new browser window  
   A bulleted guide to using links effectively in hypertext writing.
   http://www.robotwisdom.com/web/value.html
Common Errors in English Open in a new browser window  
   Catalogue of writing or speaking mistakes and easily confusable words, with corrections.
   http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
Plain English Campaign Open in a new browser window  
   An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
   http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
Bartleby.com: The Columbia Guide to Standard American English Open in a new browser window  
   Kenneth G. Wilson's handbook includes descriptive and prescriptive examples with hyperlinked cross-references.
   http://www.bartleby.com/68/
APA Style Open in a new browser window  
   Official American Psychological Association site includes frequently asked questions, guidelines for electronic media citations and spelling and ordering information.
   http://www.apastyle.org/
Top20Composition.com Open in a new browser window  
   Online directory for grammar, spelling, punctuation, research, creative writing, and proofreading resources.
   http://www.top20composition.com
Dr. NAD's Prig Page. Open in a new browser window  
   Tests of usage, built interactively.
   http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5229/p_.htm
Guides for Better Science Writing Open in a new browser window  
   Bibliography of style manuals for scientific research, writing, and presentation. Guides for biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, geology, and mathematics.
   http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/14-05.html
Macedon's Taberna: The Craft of Writing Open in a new browser window  
   Only 10% of writing is talent (maybe less), another 30% is having something interesting to say. The rest is being able to say it well. Talent and content amount to little without skill, and skill is what we learn.
   http://members.aol.com/MacedonPg/writing.htm
That's Right Words Open in a new browser window  
   Articles about grammar information and hints. New Zealand site. Errs on the side of "correctness," not that of modern usage.
   http://www.rightwords.co.nz/backnews.html
The Sports Cliche List Open in a new browser window  
   A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
   http://www.sportscliche.com
Deadwood Phrases Open in a new browser window  
   Prune the deadwood phrases from your writing. Site lists the worst from A to Z.
   http://www.pnl.gov/ag/usage/deadwood.html
Linguistic Phenomena/Devices Open in a new browser window  
   A list of lesser-known features in English writing. Hendiadys, holonyms, and hypernyms.
   http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~kbarker/ling-devices.html
Frequently Asked Questions about English Open in a new browser window  
   Answers to common questions about usage, style, grammar and punctuation.
   http://www.alexcommunications.com/faq.htm
Words, Words, and More Words Open in a new browser window  
   Discussions and articles concerning words.
   http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/words
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing Open in a new browser window  
   Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative help with research, style, structure, major citation styles, mechanics, and revision.
   http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com
Suite 101: Communications Skills Open in a new browser window  
   Archive of articles covering writing and speaking skills, with emphasis on clear communication, basic design, communicating with international and multicultural audiences.
   http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/communications_skills
CBC News: Words, Woe & Wonder Open in a new browser window  
   An in-depth look at the words we use from CBC News.
   http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/
Dan Kurland's Criticalreading.com Open in a new browser window  
   Explains the fundamentals of critical reading and writing. Offers a way to recognize what a text "says," what a text "does," and what a text "means" by analyzing choices of content, language, and structure.
   http://www.critical-reading.com
Suite101: English Grammar and Style Open in a new browser window  
   Archive of articles about English grammar and style.
   http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/english_grammar_style
Logophilia Open in a new browser window  
   The word lover's web site by Paul McFedries.
   http://www.logophilia.com/logophilia.html
Exploring English Open in a new browser window  
   An online tutorial for the parts of speech with style notes for the English Language.
   http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/
The Cool Word of the Day Page Open in a new browser window  
   From York University in Toronto, Canada.
   http://www.edu.yorku.ca/~wotd/
A.Word.ADay Open in a new browser window  
   The music and magic of words. This is the website for the mailing list A.Word.A.Day (AWAD), which sends a vocabulary word and its definition to the subscribers every day.
   http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
The Wonderful Writing Skills Unhandbook Open in a new browser window  
   An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.
   http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/
What is Good Hypertext Writing? Open in a new browser window  
   There is more to writing than putting words next to each other, and there is more to writing hypertext than throwing together a bunch of links. By Julia Degener.
   http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/ht/writing.html
Pseudo Dictionary Open in a new browser window  
   The dictionary for words that wouldn't make it into dictionaries.
   http://www.pseudodictionary.com/index.php
Verbage Open in a new browser window  
   If you are looking for just the right word, you may find it here. If not, you can suggest your own.
   http://www.oceansiderevolution.com/verbage
AskOxford.com Open in a new browser window  
   For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.
   http://www.askoxford.com/
Language Wrangler Open in a new browser window  
   Provocative essays on word usage, writing ideas and style.
   http://www.languagewrangler.com/
Glossarist.com Open in a new browser window  
   A searchable directory of thousands of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.
   http://www.glossarist.com/
Plain Language Action Network Open in a new browser window  
   Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.
   http://www.plainlanguage.gov/
The Philosophy of Punctuation Open in a new browser window  
   Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.
   http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html
How to Write an Explication Open in a new browser window  
   Step-by-step directions to writing an explication. Good and bad examples provided.
   http://www.geocities.com/lrampey/2131/explicate.htm
Phrases Thesaurus Open in a new browser window  
   A generator of headlines and copy for journalists. Enter a word and the database is searched to provide a list of phrases related to that word.
   http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk
Word Quests Open in a new browser window  
   Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.
   http://www.wordquests.info
The Economist's Style Guide Open in a new browser window  
   Entertaining and instructive in-house guide to writing and usage.
   http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/index.cfm
Yale Style Manual Open in a new browser window  
   For the design of Web pages and Web sites. Covers graphic and information design, page layout, Web graphics, site organization, navigation, and Web multimedia content.
   http://www.webstyleguide.com/
Wordiness Open in a new browser window  
   A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.
   http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html
A Research Guide for Students Open in a new browser window  
   How to write research papers, and do presentations. Virtual library of links arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification.
   http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html
NLRB Style Manual Open in a new browser window  
   A guide for legal writing in plain English.
   http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/legal/manuals/stylemanual.asp
Garbl's Editorial Style Manual Open in a new browser window  
   Provides advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, plurals, possessives, punctuation, spelling and word usage.
   http://garbl.home.comcast.net/stylemanual/
World Wide Words Open in a new browser window  
   Explores the history, evolution byways, quirks, and curiosities of the English language. New and recent words and phrases are often featured, as are books on aspects of English. A weekly newsletter is sent by e-mail and RSS.
   http://www.worldwidewords.org/
SecretariesUSA.com Open in a new browser window  
   Reference for the home and corporate office, including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, forms of address, abbreviations, letter styles, and business forms.
   http://secretariesUSA.com
Findaphrase.com Open in a new browser window  
   Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.
   http://www.findaphrase.com/
Einfoweb: Punctuation and Grammar Open in a new browser window  
   Help on punctuation and another page on grammar.
   http://www.einfoweb.com/punctuation/
Wired Style Open in a new browser window  
   Notes on the emerging language of technology. Reference and discussion tool. Last updated 1997.
   http://hotwired.wired.com/hardwired/wiredstyle/
Language is a Virus Open in a new browser window  
   Writing toys, games, and gizmo to inspire your creativity. Writing exercises.
   http://www.languageisavirus.com/index.html