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Style Guides:

The Archive of Endangered, Special, or Fun Words

Writing about and classifying words and language.

http://www.13d.org/esofword/

AskOxford.com

For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.

http://www.askoxford.com/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

A.Word.ADay

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

Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918)

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/

Bartleby.com: The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

Kenneth G. Wilson's handbook includes descriptive and prescriptive examples with hyperlinked cross-references.

http://www.bartleby.com/68/

The Book of Cliches

A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.

http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche/

Braintique: The Natural Way to Write

A process and system for helping people become better writers. Includes exercises, examples, and information about descriptive writing and metaphors.

http://www.braintique.com/barticles/writing/what/TOC.shtml

CBC News: Words, Woe & Wonder

An in-depth look at the words we use from CBC News.

http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/

Cliche

List of 2000 English cliches with some statistical and literary notes on their use.

http://www.angelfire.com/nd/danscorpio/word3.html

Cliche Finder

Special tool word-searches 3,300 cliches.

http://www.westegg.com/cliche/

Cliche Site

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

Cliche Web

Thousands of cliches. Fully searchable and interactive. Formerly Steve's Cliche List. Since 1995.

http://www.cambiaresearch.com/clicheweb/

Common Errors in English

Catalogue of writing or speaking mistakes and easily confusable words, with corrections.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

Correct Punctuation

A brief guide to correct English punctuation.

http://www.correctpunctuation.co.uk

Dr. NAD's Prig Page.

Tests of usage, built interactively.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5229/p_.htm

Economist Style Guide

Based on the guide given to all journalists at The Economist. Includes quiz.

http://www.economist.com/research/styleguide/

The Economist Style Guide

Guide based on the style book given to all journalists at The Economist.

http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/

E-dition: Dictionary of Concise Writing

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

Ewriting

Easy to learn electronic writing style that will speed up email and online chatroom discussions.

http://www.e-writing.info

Exploring English

An online tutorial for the parts of speech with style notes for the English Language.

http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/

Findaphrase.com

Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.

http://www.findaphrase.com/

Focusing on Words

Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.

http://www.wordfocus.com/

Frequently Asked Questions about English

Answers to common questions about usage, style, grammar and punctuation.

http://www.alexcommunications.com/faq.htm

Garbl's Editorial Style Manual

Provides advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, plurals, possessives, punctuation, spelling and word usage.

http://garbl.home.comcast.net/stylemanual/

Glossarist.com

A searchable directory of thousands of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.

http://www.glossarist.com/

Good Grammar, Good Style

Articles and answers to frequently asked questions about grammar, mechanics, and style. Links and bibliography.

http://www.protrainco.com/info/grammar.htm

Grammar Slammer

This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.

http://englishplus.com/grammar/index.htm

Guardian Unlimited - Style Guide

The British newspaper's guide to word usage, grammar and punctuation, edited by David Marsh and Nikki Marshall. Includes 1928 edition in pdf format.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide

Guide to Grammar and Style

The information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to discussions. Practical information about the writing craft.

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

Guide to Grammar and Writing

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://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Guides for Better Science Writing

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

How to Write an Explication

Step-by-step directions to writing an explication. Good and bad examples provided.

http://www.geocities.com/lrampey/2131/explicate.htm

Illiterate Businesses

An unabashed rant weblog featuring English-language business signs with grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors. Includes a free sign editing offer.

http://www.illiteratebusinesses.ca

Lingo Factory

A cooperative effort to coin useable terms and then trick people into using them regularly as though they are real words.

http://lingofactory.tribe.net/

Linguistic Phenomena/Devices

A list of lesser-known features in English writing. Hendiadys, holonyms, and hypernyms.

http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~kbarker/ling-devices.html

LousyWriter.com

A free online resource to improve your writing skills. Learn how to write, how to use words, how to write sentences, and how to communicate effectively.

http://www.lousywriter.com/

Macedon's Taberna: The Craft of Writing

Commentary on various technical aspects of writing: the nuts and bolts of narrative.

http://members.aol.com/MacedonPg/writing.htm

Modern Language Association

The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. Includes a guide to MLA style.

http://www.mla.org

NoodleBib - The MLA Bibliography Composer

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/

Online Classes in Rhetoric, University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.

http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.

http://www.powa.org/

Pataphysics, Pataphors and Pataphorology

An extended metaphor that creates its own context. A science invented by P.A. Lopez and derived from the science of 'pataphysics as described by Alfred Jarry.

http://www.geocities.com/pataphysician1/

The Philosophy of Punctuation

Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html

Phrases Thesaurus

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

Plain English at Work

Online guide to using plain English and changing the corporate style. Produced for Australia's Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Australian National Training Authority.

http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/plain_english_at_work/

Plain English Campaign

An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.

http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/

Plain Language Action Network

Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.

http://www.plainlanguage.gov/

Plain Language Center

Articles and information on writing and evaluating plain and target-appropriate language for business publications and websites.

http://www.gopdg.com/plainlanguage/

Pseudo Dictionary

The dictionary for words that wouldn't make it into dictionaries.

http://www.pseudodictionary.com/index.php

Ralph's Manual of Style

A guide to style, grammar, usage, and more by a guy named Ralph.

http://www.rms.hung-sun.com/

Rhetorical Figures

From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.

http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html

11 Rules of Writing

Concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.

http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/

SDSU Writing Rescource Crib

Offering tips and lively description on grammar, English, and writing.

http://literature.sdsu.edu/lanzbom/

SecretariesUSA.com

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/

Slang City

Writing about American slang.

http://www.slangcity.com

Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature

Bimonthly publication, SPELL/Binder, contains articles on grammar, usage, word origins, and other subjects of interest to language lovers.

http://www.spellorg.com/

SoYouWanna Avoid Common Writing Errors

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

The Sports Cliche List

A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.

http://www.sportscliche.com

Suite 101: Workplace Communications

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

Suite101: English Grammar

Archive of articles about English grammar and style.

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/english_grammar_style

Suite101: Word Play

Archived discussions and articles concerning words.

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/words

The Tongue Untied

Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.

http://grammar.uoregon.edu/

Tribe: Linguistics

Group for discussions of words and language.

http://linguistica.tribe.net/

Tribe: Word Freaks

Group for people who love discussing words and writing style.

http://wordfreaks.tribe.net/

Tribe: Words of Power

For people who love words, use them, feel them in their mouths as flavorful bursts of energy. This is the tribe for fun with words and receptive learning.

http://powerwords.tribe.net/

Urban Dictionary

A veritable cornucopia of streetwise lingo, posted and defined by its readers.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Verbage

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

Verbivore

Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.

http://www.verbivore.com/

The Visual Thesaurus

An exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html

Web Typography

The elements of typographic style applied to the web.

http://webtypography.net/

The Well Bred Sentence

This book offers an intensive course in sentence construction and punctuation.

http://www.englishgrammartutor.com/Grammar%20Book.htm

The Wonderful Writing Skills Unhandbook

An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.

http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/

The Word Centre

Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.

http://www.wordcentre.co.uk

The Word Detective

The online version of the newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. An extensive column and word archive. Written by Evan Morris.

http://www.word-detective.com/

Word Files of Confusing English Words

A presentation of English words that are often confusing with definitions and context examples.

http://www.wordfiles.info

Word Fugitives

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

Word Info

An English vocabulary dictionary with free searches of words from Latin and Greek sources.

http://www.wordinfo.info

Word Lab

A message board where you can request and brainstorm words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.

http://www.wordlab.com/

The Word Nerds

A weekly podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.

http://thewordnerds.libsyn.com/

Word News

Efforts have been made to provide some of the best thoughts, ancient and modern, that are particularly appealing for our time and to promote a greater appreciation for the English language.

http://www.wordnews.info

Word Quests

Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.

http://www.wordquests.info

Word Rogues

Tips on writing, English, and grammar. This site also includes active community college English syllabii and links to other writing, grammar sites.

http://www.lanzbom.org

Word Spy

The word lover's web site by Paul McFedries.

http://www.wordspy.com/

Wordelizer

Delve deeply into a word or subject. Quick search of several word and language related sites.

http://www.emse.fr/~yukna/kahula/wordelizer/wordelizer.html

Wordiness

A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.

http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html

WordWizard

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/

World Wide Words

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/

Writer's Dreamtools

A series of useful tools to enhance writers' and students' creativity, spark ideas and fight writer's block.

http://www.writersdreamtools.com/

Writing For Multimedia

Michael Butzgy's style guide for multimedia.

http://home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/contents.htm

WritingDEN

Interactive site created to help students improve English reading, writing and listening skills.

http://204.244.141.13/writ_den/

Yale Style Manual

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/

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